Lua
Girl name · #2077 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 90 baby girls were named Lua, placing it at #2077 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 girls born in 2025 was named Lua.
The 115-year story
Lua first appears in the Social Security records in 1910, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 114 babies and a rank of #1780. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lua per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lua in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lua is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lua will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lua is most common
Geography matters for names, and Lua is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Lua is most common in FL (0.1 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Lua is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Lua
Statistically, parents drawn to Lua tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laia, Bea, Lenna, Lya, and Zya.
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lua | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #2076 |
| 2024 | 99 | #1980 |
| 2023 | 114 | #1780 |
| 2022 | 109 | #1856 |
| 2021 | 102 | #1926 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1959 |
| 2019 | 85 | #2170 |
| 2018 | 93 | #2071 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3627 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4269 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6017 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6641 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12420 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13154 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9237 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lua a popular girl name?
Lua ranked #2077 among girls in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Lua most popular?
Lua peaked in 2023, when 114 American girls received the name (ranked #1780 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lua?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American girls was named Lua. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.