Lui
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-ee
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Lui is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Lui come from?
Probably a short form of Luis or Louis; also a Chinese surname
Is Lui a girl's or a boy's name?
Lui is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lui in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Lui, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys.
2025 had more boys named Lui than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Lui in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 2,720 boys in the UK were given Lui or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Lui in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Lui in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Lui, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Lui in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,900 boys in the US were given Lui or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #210, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
Lui in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Lui
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Lorcan, Kai, Perez, Rio, Koa, Lando, Luay, Crue, Jago, Luan, Thiago
Other spellings of Lui
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, “Lui: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lui, updated 20 October 2026.