How Many People Are Named Luann?
An estimated 11,218 people in the United States have the first name Luann. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Luann peaked in popularity in 1954 with 1,644 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luann 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 Luann paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Luann is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
11,218
About 1 in 30,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1954
1,644 births
Total Registered
15,504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luann
Luann is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,504 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Luann as a male name
Ranked #3,677 in 1954
6 male births in 1954
Peak: 1954 (6 births)
Luann as a female name
Ranked #12,877 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (1,638 births)
Luann: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luann span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 8,627 babies were registered. Luann has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Luann by Decade
How has Luann 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.
Luann by State
Birth registrations for Luann span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Hawaii, Delaware, New Mexico. On average, about 295 Luanns were registered per state.
Luann + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luann
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luann: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luann?
We estimate approximately 11,218 people named Luann 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 30,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Luann a common name?
Luann is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luann most popular?
Luann reached peak popularity in 1954, when 1,644 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luann is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luann a female name?
Luann is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luann Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luann Smith, Luann Johnson, Luann 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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