Lue
The Story of Lue
As a girl name
Lue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 160 Lues were born — ranking #543 that year. As of 2026, Lue ranks #10,678 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Lues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 18 Lues were born — ranking #1,658 that year. As of 2026, Lue ranks #12,135 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 695 Lues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lue
Lue is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Lue's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #543. Use the chart and map above to compare Lue'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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