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

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Peak · girls
1886 · 46 births
Debut · girls
19 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,474
since 1880

Lue over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #305, 1886peak #653, 1881girlsboys
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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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2013—#12,1365
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2009—#12,4915
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2007—#10,9216
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2000—#7,4168
1999——
1998——
1997—#6,6188
1996—#7,1367
1995—#5,9289
1994—#4,80312
1993—#5,36010
1992—#6,1288
1991—#4,76011
1990—#3,30918
1989—#3,61815
1988—#4,7869
1987—#6,0896
1986—#3,88211
1985#10,6775#3,21614
1984——
1983—#4,9077
1982—#5,6196
1981—#3,22113
1980——
1979—#4,8427
1978——
1977#9,6525#5,1236
1976#8,1566—
1975——
1974——
1973#6,0808—
1972#4,79311—
1971#5,5439—
1970#3,87215#4,7245
1969#4,41811—
1968#3,78913#4,1365
1967#3,34015—
1966#3,40014—
1965#3,73312—
1964#2,07133—
1963#2,42425—
1962#2,16330—
1961#1,76842—
1960#1,63747#2,8719
1959#1,67243—
1958#1,60644—
1957#1,39857—
1956#1,43754#2,62810
1955#1,10282#3,8865
1954#1,05786#2,59210
1953#1,06482#3,1437
1952#1,26956#2,07314
1951#1,18362#2,8448
1950#1,19260#2,7708
1949#1,05672#3,2986
1948#1,01574#3,0107
1947#90796#3,3706
1946#88189#3,5255
1945#77992#3,3385
1944#81288#1,98813
1943#83886#2,40510
1942#689116#1,86715
1941#664114#2,6568
1940#657113#2,8717
1939#70593#3,4805
1938#671105#2,8687
1937#680100#2,19711
1936#627111#2,8547
1935#611114#2,5299
1934#562130#1,65818
1933#65999#2,36810
1932#612116#2,6389
1931#656102#2,32811
1930#597133#2,44411
1929#586138#2,09614
1928#611133#3,3577
1927#604138#2,29813
1926#644125#2,9049
1925#589150#2,75510
1924#598154#2,47312
1923#574156#2,44612
1922#592148#2,34713
1921#681118#3,2148
1920#628130#2,60211
1919#543160#1,97316
1918#647118#2,69910
1917#605127#2,28012
1916#667104#2,7309
1915#648104#2,31011
1914#64281#3,2645
1913#55186#2,8215
1912#55577—
1911#45980—
1910#48770—
1909#51653—
1908#52748—
1907#45861#1,2006
1906#51445—
1905#48848—
1904#54537—
1903#45150—
1902#40857—
1901#51335—
1900#45754#1,1626
1899#51433—
1898#54434—
1897#49135—
1896#52832—
1895#44041—
1894#53529#9546
1893#43936—
1892#46534—
1891#44732#8416
1890#47530#8846
1889#42133#9745
1888#45130#1,0315
1887#43526—
1886#30546—
1885#37330—
1884#35831—
1883#42320—
1882#34127#6918
1881#36021#6538
1880#37519—
First appearance
1880

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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedKSArkansas: #259 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsARTennessee: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,939 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #406 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,876 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,090 girlsLAMississippi: #226 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsMSAlabama: #331 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,973 girlsALGeorgia: #375 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,068 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedHITexas: #477 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,985 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lue, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#226 · 1 in 1,099
  2. Arkansas#259 · 1 in 1,638
  3. South Carolina#267 · 1 in 1,876
  4. Tennessee#318 · 1 in 2,939
  5. Alabama#331 · 1 in 2,973

Best ever in a state: #131 in Mississippi, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#226211 in 1,099
Arkansas#259121 in 1,638
South Carolina#267121 in 1,876
Tennessee#318101 in 2,939
Alabama#331101 in 2,973
Georgia#37581 in 4,068
Louisiana#38381 in 3,090
North Carolina#40681 in 4,876
Texas#477161 in 3,985
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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
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1985
  • Biggest jump: 105 spots in 1902 (#513 → #408)
  • Biggest drop: 149 spots in 1943 (#689 → #838)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1886 at #305 (46 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 79 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 68 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 68 yrs · run 1880–1947
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,142
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 21.5% of all girls named Lue (1,390) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1977
  • Mostly girls until 1976, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s283#305 (1886)#384
1890s336#439 (1893)#488
1900s488#408 (1902)#488
1910s1,007#459 (1911)#580
1920s1,390#574 (1923)#611
1930s1,103#562 (1934)#638
1940s940#657 (1940)#830
1950s626#1,057 (1954)#1,298
1960s242#1,637 (1960)#2,874
1970s54#3,872 (1970)#6,349
1980s5#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 1941

girls
#664
114 births · 1 in 10,598 girls
boys
#2,656
8 births · 1 in 153,540 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #664Lue114

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #2,656Lue8
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 10,598 of them was named Lue, which outranked 86.9% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lue
  1. #661Esperanza115
  2. #661Roxanne115
  3. #661Vernell115
  4. #664Lue114
  5. #664Marge114
  6. #664Marilee114
  7. #667George113
  8. #668Maude112
  9. #669Adelaide111

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 153,540 of them was named Lue, which outranked 33.6% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lue
  1. #2,491Winferd9
  2. #2,491Wm9
  3. #2,491Zachary9
  4. #2,656Lue8
  5. #2,656Abelino8
  6. #2,656Addie8
  7. #2,656Aldrich8
  8. #2,872Abbott7
  9. #2,872Abie7
  10. #2,872Achille7

Tied with 215 names at #2,656; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →