Luann

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1954 at #3,452
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1954 · 1,638 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,506
since 1921

Luann over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Luann has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #192, 1954girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#11,9327—
2024#12,1617—
2023#10,3129—
2022#7,63114—
2021#7,63014—
2020#10,2509—
2019#9,73610—
2018#8,14613—
2017#9,34111—
2016#9,41111—
2015#13,0067—
2014#14,5586—
2013#10,23510—
2012#6,57619—
2011#16,7645—
2010#12,2768—
2009#10,67910—
2008#8,10915—
2007#15,4916—
2006#9,90111—
2005#10,12810—
2004#12,7617—
2003#9,04811—
2002#7,81613—
2001#7,31714—
2000#8,53411—
1999#6,48415—
1998#12,4266—
1997#7,74211—
1996#11,8076—
1995#5,95815—
1994#7,60411—
1993#5,41917—
1992#5,26718—
1991#7,43011—
1990#4,69420—
1989#5,28616—
1988#4,49619—
1987#4,28319—
1986#3,64523—
1985#3,62123—
1984#3,32925—
1983#3,55522—
1982#3,17227—
1981#3,14727—
1980#2,39140—
1979#3,14726—
1978#2,19142—
1977#1,73659—
1976#1,88348—
1975#1,68956—
1974#1,49965—
1973#1,23984—
1972#1,21288—
1971#988127—
1970#821168—
1969#733190—
1968#674207—
1967#680203—
1966#588258—
1965#510345—
1964#465433—
1963#451458—
1962#411562—
1961#354729—
1960#359731—
1959#326830—
1958#297908—
1957#279994—
1956#2391,201—
1955#2191,356—
1954#1921,638#3,4526
1953#2291,197—
1952#616202—
1951#701155—
1950#723140—
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1948#90493—
1947#810116—
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1945#94166—
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First appearance
1921

The first year at least five girls were named Luann! It came in at #5,099, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1921–1927, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Luann is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsNHWashington: #541 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,707 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 705 girlsIDMontana: #273 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #166 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 694 girlsNDMinnesota: #123 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 559 girlsMNIllinois: #306 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,463 girlsILWisconsin: #139 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 694 girlsWIMichigan: #207 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsMINew York: #380 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,302 girlsNYMassachusetts: #284 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,970 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedRIOregon: #350 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,544 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #248 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsSDIowa: #140 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 622 girlsIAIndiana: #290 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsINOhio: #240 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsOHPennsylvania: #205 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsPANew Jersey: #267 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsNJConnecticut: #257 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsCTCalifornia: #583 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 6,161 girlsCAUtah: #148 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 573 girlsUTColorado: #290 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsCONebraska: #148 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 667 girlsNEMissouri: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,499 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedVAMaryland: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,082 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedNMKansas: #255 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #528 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,135 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedMSAlabama: #558 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,899 girlsALGeorgia: #527 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,594 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedHITexas: #691 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,585 girlsTXFlorida: #526 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,423 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#123 · 1 in 559
  2. Wisconsin#139 · 1 in 694
  3. Iowa#140 · 1 in 622
  4. Utah#148 · 1 in 573
  5. Nebraska#148 · 1 in 667

Best ever in a state: #50 in Iowa, 1954.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#123711 in 559
Wisconsin#139641 in 694
Iowa#140461 in 622
Nebraska#148221 in 667
Utah#148181 in 573
North Dakota#166101 in 694
Idaho#17491 in 705
New Hampshire#18751 in 1,103
Pennsylvania#205871 in 1,314
Michigan#207721 in 1,252
Ohio#240631 in 1,681
South Dakota#24851 in 1,457
Kansas#255131 in 1,674
Connecticut#257121 in 2,036
New Jersey#267291 in 1,972
Montana#27351 in 1,358
Massachusetts#284181 in 2,970
Colorado#290111 in 1,719
Indiana#290231 in 2,177
Illinois#306441 in 2,463
Oklahoma#33091 in 2,370
Oregon#35061 in 2,544
West Virginia#35161 in 3,053
New York#380511 in 3,302
Missouri#418101 in 4,499
Maryland#46261 in 5,082
Florida#52691 in 5,423
Georgia#52781 in 5,594
North Carolina#52881 in 6,135
Washington#54151 in 5,707
Alabama#55861 in 5,899
California#583271 in 6,161
Texas#691151 in 7,585
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Luann
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 229 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #11,932)
  • 1,682 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #11,932)
  • 1,074 spots since 2015 (#13,006 → #11,932)
  • Biggest jump: 571 spots in 1934 (#1,442 → #871)
  • Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1972 (#988 → #1,212)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1921
  • Peaked 1954 at #192 (1,638 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1934–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,186
  • Highest: 1 in 1,186 girls born in 1954 were named Luann (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 55.6% of all girls named Luann (8,621) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s41#2,301 (1929)#3,978
1930s459#824 (1939)#1,220
1940s867#787 (1949)#864
1950s8,621#192 (1954)#382
1960s4,116#354 (1961)#523
1970s763#821 (1970)#1,641
1980s241#2,391 (1980)#3,693
1990s130#4,694 (1990)#7,483
2000s108#7,317 (2001)#9,978
2010s100#6,576 (2012)#11,005
2020s60#7,630 (2021)#9,986

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Luann in 1959

girls
#326
830 births · 1 in 2,438 girls

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #326Luann830
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 2,438 of them was named Luann, which outranked 95.5% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luann
  1. #323Faith839
  2. #324Felicia834
  3. #325Billie832
  4. #326Luann830
  5. #327Tamra824
  6. #328Lucinda823
  7. #329Ida822
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1959 →