unisex name
Luan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,613
Northern Ireland
#271
2024 births
Luan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 18% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 166 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 166 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,972 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Luan started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1926.
Luan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 94 |
| 1940s | 87 |
| 1950s | 214 |
| 1960s | 115 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 79 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 124 |
| 2010s | 263 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 529 |
How popular is Luan?
In 2025, Luan was given to 166 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Luan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Luan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lúan | Lúan is a rare spelling of Luan, written with a fada and recorded 20 times, mostly in Ireland. | 20 |
| Luân | Luân is a rare spelling of Luan, written with a circumflex and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
| Luán | Luán is a rare spelling of Luan, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Luan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Luan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Luan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Luan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Luan
How popular is the name Luan?
In 2025, Luan was given to 166 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Luan a girl's or a boy's name?
Luan is used for both girls and boys. About 18% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Luan most popular?
Luan peaked in 2025, when 166 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Luan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luan currently ranks #271 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Luan originally a boys' or girls' name?
Luan was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.