Luba
Ljuba is a Slavic given name. In the Serbian language, it is best known as a masculine name, cognate to Ljubomir or Ljubo. In other Slavic languages it's more often a feminine name Ljubica in, cognate to Lyubov, and also spelled Lyuba, Luba, Ľuba (Slovak).
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Georgian
- Slovak
Meaning & Origin of Luba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ljuba is a Slavic given name. In the Serbian language, it is best known as a masculine name, cognate to Ljubomir or Ljubo. In other Slavic languages it's more often a feminine name Ljubica in, cognate to Lyubov, and also spelled Lyuba, Luba, Ľuba (Slovak).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Georgian
- Slovak
The Story of Luba
American parents first put Luba on the record books as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 23 Lubas were born — ranking #2,126 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Lubas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 578 Lubas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Luba
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About the name Luba
Luba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 578 births in the dataset. Luba's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #2,126. Use the chart and map above to compare Luba'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 .
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