The first name Lu
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˈlu/ 1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.
Lu is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lu at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Lu, the 12,652nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 394 were.
4,081
babies named Lu since 1880
#12,652
rank in 2025
1954
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Loo
- Lou
- Louh
Famous people named Lu
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Haley Lu RichardsonAmerican actress, born 1995
- Lu ChenChinese figure skater, born 1976
- Lü YueChinese cinematographer and film director, born 1957
- Cao LuChinese singer, born 1987
- Huang LuChinese actress, born 1983
- Xu LuChinese actress and singer, born 1994
Questions
- What does the name Lu mean?
- Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.
- Is Lu a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 4,081 US babies named Lu since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lu most popular?
- 1954 in the United States, when 394 babies were named Lu, its highest rank at 442nd.
- How do you pronounce Lu?
- Lu is /ˈlu/, one syllable.
- What are other spellings of Lu?
- Loo, Lou and Louh.
- Is Lu also a surname?
- Yes. Lu is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.