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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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—
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1956#2391,201—
1955#2191,356—
1954#1921,638#3,4526
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1952#616202—
1951#701155—
1950#723140—
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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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedAKMaine: #211 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #148 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 766 girlsNHWashington: #308 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsWAIdaho: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsIDMontana: #253 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #128 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 518 girlsNDMinnesota: #75 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 334 girlsMNIllinois: #204 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,380 girlsILWisconsin: #126 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 617 girlsWIMichigan: #186 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsMINew York: #241 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsNYMassachusetts: #225 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsMARhode Island: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #121 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 467 girlsSDIowa: #89 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 377 girlsIAIndiana: #173 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsINOhio: #218 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsOHPennsylvania: #168 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 949 girlsPANew Jersey: #219 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsNJConnecticut: #185 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsCTCalifornia: #539 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,793 girlsCAUtah: #107 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 439 girlsUTColorado: #191 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 893 girlsCONebraska: #132 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 602 girlsNEMissouri: #310 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,844 girlsWVVirginia: #477 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,904 girlsVAMaryland: #283 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,267 girlsMDDelaware: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 891 girlsDEArizona: #316 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsAZNew Mexico: #280 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsNMKansas: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsKSArkansas: #416 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,776 girlsARTennessee: #469 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,485 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #332 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #523 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,785 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,858 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedMSAlabama: #581 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,331 girlsALGeorgia: #506 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,838 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Luann, so not publishedHITexas: #440 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsTXFlorida: #465 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,777 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#75 · 1 in 334
  2. Iowa#89 · 1 in 377
  3. Utah#107 · 1 in 439
  4. South Dakota#121 · 1 in 467
  5. Wisconsin#126 · 1 in 617

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#751111 in 334
Iowa#89751 in 377
Utah#107241 in 439
South Dakota#121161 in 467
Wisconsin#126681 in 617
North Dakota#128131 in 518
Nebraska#132241 in 602
New Hampshire#14871 in 766
Pennsylvania#1681221 in 949
Delaware#17151 in 891
Rhode Island#17171 in 1,200
Indiana#173501 in 1,010
Connecticut#185201 in 1,177
Michigan#186811 in 1,160
Colorado#191211 in 893
Illinois#204761 in 1,380
Maine#21171 in 1,383
Ohio#218751 in 1,432
New Jersey#219351 in 1,575
Idaho#22261 in 1,045
Massachusetts#225231 in 2,254
New York#2411031 in 1,600
Montana#25351 in 1,372
Oklahoma#265121 in 1,858
New Mexico#28071 in 1,568
Maryland#283131 in 2,267
Washington#308121 in 2,386
Missouri#310151 in 2,986
Arizona#31671 in 1,845
Kansas#33181 in 2,755
North Carolina#332191 in 2,725
West Virginia#33771 in 2,844
Arkansas#41651 in 3,776
Texas#440311 in 3,704
Florida#46591 in 4,777
Tennessee#46971 in 5,485
Virginia#47771 in 5,904
Georgia#50681 in 5,838
South Carolina#52351 in 5,785
California#539271 in 5,793
Alabama#58151 in 7,331
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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 1956

girls
#239
1,201 births · 1 in 1,672 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #239Luann1,201
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,672 of them was named Luann, which outranked 96.5% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luann
  1. #236April1,212
  2. #237Darla1,209
  3. #238Deanna1,207
  4. #239Luann1,201
  5. #240Mona1,187
  6. #241Laurel1,181
  7. #242Bonita1,174
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →