Girls' name · since 1893
Luva
64 babies named Luva in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Luva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 64 recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luva has been recorded 64 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1927.
- #32,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1893
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luva ranks #32,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Luva's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Luva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luva's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1927
- Peak year (1919)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Luva by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Luva's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Luva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Luva's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1920s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1893–1927 (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 Luva 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.