How Many People Are Named Luane?
An estimated 145 people in the United States have the first name Luane. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Luane peaked in popularity in 1953 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luane 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 Luane paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Luane is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
145
About 1 in 2,363,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1953
15 births
Total Registered
241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luane
Luane is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 241 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Luane as a female name
Ranked #4,827 in 1964
9 female births in 1964
Peak: 1953 (15 births)
Luane: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luane span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 102 babies were registered. While Luane is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Luane by Decade
How has Luane 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.
Luane + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luane
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luane: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luane?
We estimate approximately 145 people named Luane 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 2,363,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Luane a common name?
Luane is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luane most popular?
Luane reached peak popularity in 1953, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luane is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luane a female name?
Luane is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luane Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luane Smith, Luane Johnson, Luane 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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