Lughan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-un
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Lughan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Lughan mean?
Irish: probably built on Lugh
Probably built on Lugh, the many-skilled god of Irish mythology.
Is Lughan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lughan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lughan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Lughan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 6 boys.
In 2025, 112 boys in the UK were given Lughan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 344th in Northern Ireland.
Lughan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
Names like Lughan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Rowan Finn Conan Lochlan Caelan Callan Conlan Brody Rian Nolan Orhan
Other spellings of Lughan
Names related to Lughan
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Aiden Ryan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Lennon Cillian Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lughan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lughan, updated 20 October 2026.