Luann
Luann is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Luann
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Luann is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Luann
Luann first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1954: 1,638 births, good for #192 nationwide. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Luanns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,403 among baby girl names with 8 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 16K Luanns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Luann
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About the name Luann
Luann is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Luann's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #192. Use the chart and map above to compare Luann's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.