Boys' name · since 2011

Luian

160 babies named Luian in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,333 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,497 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
160
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Luian is the #9497 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 160 recorded since 2011.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luian has been recorded 160 times among boys since 2011, currently ranked #9497 nationally and more common than 32% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.

  • #14,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,497 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 160 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luian ranks #14,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 160 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,333 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,497 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
160
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%31.8%
Luian vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Luian's 160 recorded births place it above 68.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Luian compares

160 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Luian's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Luian Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 160 369 358,536
Peak-year births 18 34 22,252

Luian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Luian's full recorded timeline at 2018, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Luian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
05101520 20112013201520172020202220242025 8

Luian by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 60% of the file).

2010s was Luian's strongest decade.

96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Luian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Luian by state

Where Luian concentrates geographically, total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Luian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.1%
New York share of Luian's total US births 3.1%

5 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luian?
Luian has been given to 160 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,333 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #9,497 of 13,930. 18 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Luian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luian ranks #14,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Luian most popular?
Luian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Luian most popular?
The top states for the name Luian are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Luian been used?
The SSA has tracked Luian since 2011 -- 15 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Luian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luis, Luigi, Luiz, Luisangel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Luian's data

  • Luian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Luians (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Luian

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Luian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Luian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.