Lue
Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · Last seen for boys in 2013 at #12,136
Given to girls 90.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 46 births
- Debut · girls
- 19 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,474since 1880
Lue over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
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| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #10,921 | 6 | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,928 | 9 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,803 | 12 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,760 | 11 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,309 | 18 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,618 | 15 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,089 | 6 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | — | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | — | |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,071 | 33 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,163 | 30 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,768 | 42 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,637 | 47 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #1,672 | 43 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,606 | 44 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,398 | 57 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,437 | 54 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #1,102 | 82 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #1,057 | 86 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #1,064 | 82 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #1,269 | 56 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1951 | #1,183 | 62 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #1,192 | 60 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #1,056 | 72 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #1,015 | 74 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #907 | 96 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #881 | 89 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #779 | 92 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #812 | 88 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #838 | 86 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #689 | 116 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #664 | 114 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #657 | 113 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #705 | 93 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #671 | 105 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #680 | 100 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #627 | 111 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #611 | 114 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #562 | 130 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #659 | 99 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #612 | 116 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #656 | 102 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #597 | 133 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #586 | 138 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #611 | 133 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #604 | 138 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #644 | 125 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #589 | 150 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #598 | 154 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #574 | 156 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #592 | 148 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #681 | 118 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #628 | 130 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #543 | 160 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #647 | 118 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #605 | 127 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #667 | 104 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #648 | 104 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #642 | 81 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #551 | 86 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #555 | 77 | — | |
| 1911 | #459 | 80 | — | |
| 1910 | #487 | 70 | — | |
| 1909 | #516 | 53 | — | |
| 1908 | #527 | 48 | — | |
| 1907 | #458 | 61 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #514 | 45 | — | |
| 1905 | #488 | 48 | — | |
| 1904 | #545 | 37 | — | |
| 1903 | #451 | 50 | — | |
| 1902 | #408 | 57 | — | |
| 1901 | #513 | 35 | — | |
| 1900 | #457 | 54 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 | — | |
| 1898 | #544 | 34 | — | |
| 1897 | #491 | 35 | — | |
| 1896 | #528 | 32 | — | |
| 1895 | #440 | 41 | — | |
| 1894 | #535 | 29 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #439 | 36 | — | |
| 1892 | #465 | 34 | — | |
| 1891 | #447 | 32 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #475 | 30 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #421 | 33 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #451 | 30 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #435 | 26 | — | |
| 1886 | #305 | 46 | — | |
| 1885 | #373 | 30 | — | |
| 1884 | #358 | 31 | — | |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | — | |
| 1882 | #341 | 27 | #691 | 8 |
| 1881 | #360 | 21 | #653 | 8 |
| 1880 | #375 | 19 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lue was already there! It came in at #375, and was given to 19 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1974–1975, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lue is popular in 1923
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#167 · 1 in 800
- Alabama#229 · 1 in 1,417
- Louisiana#257 · 1 in 1,438
- South Carolina#262 · 1 in 1,975
- Virginia#276 · 1 in 2,569
Best ever in a state: #131 in Mississippi, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #167 | 28 | 1 in 800 |
| Alabama | #229 | 22 | 1 in 1,417 |
| Louisiana | #257 | 16 | 1 in 1,438 |
| South Carolina | #262 | 12 | 1 in 1,975 |
| Virginia | #276 | 11 | 1 in 2,569 |
| Georgia | #283 | 15 | 1 in 2,296 |
| Arkansas | #297 | 11 | 1 in 1,858 |
| Tennessee | #315 | 11 | 1 in 2,588 |
| Kentucky | #512 | 5 | 1 in 6,023 |
| Texas | #673 | 9 | 1 in 6,469 |
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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 Lue
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1985
- Biggest jump: 105 spots in 1902 (#513 → #408)
- Biggest drop: 149 spots in 1943 (#689 → #838)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #305 (46 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 79 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 68 yrs · run 1880–1947
- Highest: 1 in 3,142 girls born in 1886 were named Lue (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 344,166 girls born in 1985 (0.00%)
- 21.5% of all girls named Lue (1,390) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1976, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 283 | #305 (1886) | #384 |
| 1890s | 336 | #439 (1893) | #488 |
| 1900s | 488 | #408 (1902) | #488 |
| 1910s | 1,007 | #459 (1911) | #580 |
| 1920s | 1,390 | #574 (1923) | #611 |
| 1930s | 1,103 | #562 (1934) | #638 |
| 1940s | 940 | #657 (1940) | #830 |
| 1950s | 626 | #1,057 (1954) | #1,298 |
| 1960s | 242 | #1,637 (1960) | #2,874 |
| 1970s | 54 | #3,872 (1970) | #6,349 |
| 1980s | 5 | #10,677 (1985) | #10,677 |
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.
Lue in 1923
Top girls' names in 1923
Top boys' names in 1923
More about 1923
girls
1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 7,733 of them was named Lue, which outranked 90.0% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #571Theodora158
- #572Florene157
- #572Maud157
- #574Lue156
- #574Agatha156
- #574Cassie156
- #574Eldora156
- #579Minerva155
- #579Valerie155
- #581Emilie154
Tied with 4 names at #574; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 91,342 of them was named Lue, which outranked 50.1% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,331Worley13
- #2,331Wray13
- #2,331Zoltan13
- #2,446Lue12
- #2,446Abran12
- #2,446Adren12
- #2,446Albion12
- #2,614Abbie11
- #2,614Agnes11
- #2,614Agostino11
Tied with 167 names at #2,446; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.