NameTides

Lua

Lua was the #2,076 girls' name in the US in 2025 (90 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Lua as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lua as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Lua as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,076 (90)#1,512 (20)——#718 (4)#1,495 (16)
2024#1,980 (99)#1,672 (18)———#2,102 (10)
2023#1,780 (114)#1,575 (19)——#727 (4)#2,027 (10)
2022#1,856 (109)#1,948 (14)#418 (7)——#1,252 (19)
2021#1,926 (102)#2,499 (10)———#1,454 (16)
2020#1,959 (97)#1,773 (16)———#2,343 (8)
2019#2,170 (85)#2,458 (10)—#424 (3)—#1,922 (11)
2018#2,071 (93)#1,977 (14)——#896 (3)#1,996 (10)
2017#3,627 (42)#2,925 (8)———#2,374 (8)
2016#5,985 (21)#3,214 (7)———#3,294 (5)
2015#5,458 (24)#2,328 (11)———#2,011 (10)
2014#4,269 (34)————#3,316 (5)
2013#6,017 (21)————#2,595 (7)
2012#5,710 (23)#5,876 (3)——#677 (5)—
2011#5,935 (22)#5,785 (3)———#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,780.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Lua is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lua by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Lua (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LuaCanadaGirls#1,49516
LuaEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
LuaIrelandGirls#7184
LuaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LuaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LuaScotlandGirls—too few
LuaUSGirls#2,07690