boy's name

Lughan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 60

Northern Ireland

#407

2023 births

Lughan is a boy's name. In 2006 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2002, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2002.

Lughan over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lughan by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s (to 2006) 25

How popular is Lughan?

In 2006, Lughan was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lughan is used

Northern Ireland #407 3 in 2023
Ireland as Lughán #693 4 in 2025
France #2,736 5 in 2006
England & Wales #4,852 3 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Lughan is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Lughán Lughán is a rare spelling of Lughan, written with a fada and recorded 4 times, mostly in Ireland. 4

Names that peaked alongside Lughan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lughan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lughan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lughan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lughan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lughan

How popular is the name Lughan?

In 2006, Lughan was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lughan a girl's or a boy's name?

Lughan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Lughan most popular?

Lughan peaked in 2002, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Lughan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lughan currently ranks #693 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.