boy's name
Luay
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 421
Luay is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Luay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 35 |
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 53 |
How popular is Luay?
In 2025, Luay was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Luay 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 Luay is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lu'ay | Lu'ay is Luay written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in France. | 52 |
Names that peaked alongside Luay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Luay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Luay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Luay
How popular is the name Luay?
In 2025, Luay was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Luay a girl's or a boy's name?
Luay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Luay most popular?
Luay peaked in 2016, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Luay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luay currently ranks #1,498 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.