How Many People Are Named Luba?
An estimated 274 people in the United States have the first name Luba. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Luba peaked in popularity in 1952 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luba 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 Luba paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
274
About 1 in 1,250,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1952
23 births
Total Registered
578
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luba
Luba is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 578 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Luba as a female name
Ranked #16,659 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (23 births)
Luba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luba span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 174 babies were registered. Luba has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Luba by Decade
How has Luba 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.
Luba by State
Birth registrations for Luba span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio. On average, about 18 Lubas were registered per state.
Luba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Luba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luba?
We estimate approximately 274 people named Luba 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 1,250,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Luba a common name?
Luba is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 578 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luba most popular?
Luba reached peak popularity in 1952, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luba is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luba a female name?
Luba is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luba Smith, Luba Johnson, Luba 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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