How Many People Are Named Lua?
An estimated 985 people in the United States have the first name Lua. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Lua peaked in popularity in 2023 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lua as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
985
About 1 in 347,974 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
114 births
Total Registered
998
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lua
Lua is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 998 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lua as a female name
Ranked #1,998 in 2024
98 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (114 births)
Lua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lua span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 520 babies were registered. Lua remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lua by Decade
How has Lua tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lua by State
Birth registrations for Lua span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Colorado, New Jersey, North Carolina. On average, about 42 Luas were registered per state.
Lua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lua
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lua?
We estimate approximately 985 people named Lua are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 347,974 Americans share this first name.
Is Lua a common name?
Lua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 998 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lua most popular?
Lua reached peak popularity in 2023, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lua is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lua a female name?
Lua is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lua Smith, Lua Johnson, Lua Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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