Lui
Lui, is a French monthly adult-entertainment magazine. It was published in various interations in Paris between 1963 and 2020. The magazine relaunched in 2026 under the direction of Éric Naulleau.
Meaning & Origin of Lui
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lui, is a French monthly adult-entertainment magazine. It was published in various interations in Paris between 1963 and 2020. The magazine relaunched in 2026 under the direction of Éric Naulleau.
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Origin & history
The Story of Lui
Lui first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 17 Luis were born — ranking #5,335 that year. As of 2026, Lui ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 156 Luis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lui
Lui is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 156 births in the dataset. Lui's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,335. Use the chart and map above to compare Lui'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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