Luan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-an
- UK rank, 2025
- #559 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,217 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Luan is a boys' name, meaning “lion (in Albanian)”. In 2025 it ranked 559th for boys in the UK (76 babies) and 1,217th for boys in the US (166 babies).
What does Luan mean?
Albanian name, also used in Brazil
“lion (in Albanian)”
In Albanian the word luan means lion; the name is also common in Brazil.
Is Luan a girl's or a boy's name?
Luan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 76 boys in the UK and 166 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Luan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #559among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 104% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the UK were named Luan, making it the 559th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 79 boys.
Half of all the boys named Luan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 112 boys in the UK were given Luan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #559 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 556th in England and Wales and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Luan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #559 |
| 2024 | 57 | #697 |
| 2023 | 79 | #553 |
| 2022 | 57 | #681 |
| 2021 | 76 | #571 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,064 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Luan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,217among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 166about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 194% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 166 boys in the US were named Luan, making it the 1,217th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. It first appears in the records in 1975.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Luan of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Luan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 208 boys in the US were given Luan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #969, up from #1,217 for this spelling alone.
Luan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | #1,217 |
| 2024 | 111 | #1,563 |
| 2023 | 90 | #1,787 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2,135 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,299 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
Names like Luan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Lorcan Ezra Rio Lando Lucas Cooper Hudson Arlo Jaxon Nico Jenson
Other spellings of Luan
Names related to Luan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Luan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/luan, updated 20 October 2026.