NameTides

Luan

Luan was the #1,217 boys' name in the US in 2025 (166 babies), and #556 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Luan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Luan as a boy’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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Luan as a boy’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.00.511.521880192019602000
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#1,217 (166)#556 (70)—#270 (6)#348 (11)#1,944 (10)
2024#1,563 (111)#737 (47)#727 (3)#256 (7)#267 (16)#1,205 (19)
2023#1,787 (90)#579 (64)#728 (3)#181 (12)#235 (19)#1,592 (12)
2022#2,136 (69)#844 (37)#522 (5)#154 (15)#251 (19)#1,557 (12)
2021#2,300 (60)#618 (60)—#158 (15)#239 (20)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,344 (33)#993 (28)—#270 (6)#240 (20)—
2019#2,525 (52)#929 (31)—#274 (6)#322 (13)#1,835 (9)
2018#2,943 (40)#1,235 (21)—#255 (7)#306 (14)—
2017#3,378 (33)#1,042 (28)—#363 (4)#394 (9)#2,762 (5)
2016#3,358 (33)#2,335 (9)——#541 (5)#2,182 (7)
2015#4,711 (20)#1,074 (26)—#415 (3)#421 (8)—
2014#5,252 (17)#1,721 (13)————
2013#5,404 (16)#1,796 (12)——#605 (4)#2,606 (5)
2012#6,306 (13)#3,039 (6)——#616 (4)#2,368 (6)
2011#4,110 (24)#1,688 (13)————

Luan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Luan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Luan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesScotland
1998—#3,142 (4)—
1981——#537 (3)
1975——#429 (4)
1969#5,456 (8)——
1968#5,642 (7)——
1967#6,804 (5)——
1966#5,273 (7)——
1965#4,494 (9)——
1964#6,009 (6)——
1963#3,458 (14)——
1962#2,741 (20)——
1961#3,318 (15)——
1960#2,432 (24)——
1959#2,869 (17)——
1958#2,025 (30)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,217.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Luan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,400 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Luan 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: #1,023ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #885NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: 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: #1,231PANew Jersey: #707NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,040CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: 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: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,012TXFlorida: #754FL
Luan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Luan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LuanCanadaBoys#1,94410
LuanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LuanEngland & WalesBoys#55670
LuanIrelandBoys#34811
LuánIrelandBoys#8293
LúanIrelandBoys—too few
LuanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LuanNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
LuanScotlandGirls—too few
LuanScotlandBoys—too few
LuanUSGirls—too few
LuanUSBoys#1,217166