Lubna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOOB-nah
- Origin
- Arabic
Lubna is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “storax tree”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lubna mean?
Arabic: from Arabic Lubna
“storax tree”
Lubna is the beloved in the classical Arabic love poems of Qays ibn Dharih; the word also names the storax tree.
Is Lubna a girl's or a boy's name?
Lubna is a girls' name.
How popular is Lubna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lubna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lubna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Lubna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Lubna in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lubna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Lubna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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More Arabic names
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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, “Lubna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lubna, updated 20 October 2026.