Luby
- Last seen for girls in 1932 at #4,411
- Last seen for boys in 1962 at #4,033
- Given to boys 84.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 291since 1884
Luby over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,033 | 8 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
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| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
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| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
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| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
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| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #2,638 | 9 |
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| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
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| 1927 | — | #4,210 | 5 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #3,264 | 5 |
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| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
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| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1884
The first year at least five boys were named Luby! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Luby is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Luby in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Luby
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1962
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1884 at #971 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1884
Share of babies · boys
1 in 22,888
- Highest: 1 in 22,888 boys born in 1884 were named Luby (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 413,754 boys born in 1962 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 29.9% of all boys named Luby (87) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1918
- Mostly girls until 1917, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #971 (1884) | #971 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,205 (1904) | #1,205 |
| 1910s | 46 | #2,543 (1916) | #3,023 |
| 1920s | 87 | #2,193 (1925) | #2,984 |
| 1930s | 63 | #2,479 (1937) | #3,038 |
| 1940s | 55 | #2,523 (1942) | #3,033 |
| 1950s | 25 | #3,033 (1958) | #3,527 |
| 1960s | 5 | #4,033 (1962) | #4,033 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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