# Luana (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/luana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,893 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,893 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 621, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

American 18th/19th century coinage, a fanciful spelling of Louanna, from Lou + Anna.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39 | 3,881 |
| 2012 | 37 | 4,088 |
| 2013 | 50 | 3,243 |
| 2014 | 48 | 3,352 |
| 2015 | 48 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 47 | 3,401 |
| 2017 | 78 | 2,350 |
| 2018 | 90 | 2,126 |
| 2019 | 95 | 2,026 |
| 2020 | 95 | 1,988 |
| 2021 | 111 | 1,824 |
| 2022 | 105 | 1,912 |
| 2023 | 112 | 1,811 |
| 2024 | 105 | 1,906 |
| 2025 | 110 | 1,827 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 1,665 |
| 2012 | 21 | 1,483 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 22 | 1,411 |
| 2015 | 25 | 1,324 |
| 2016 | 30 | 1,142 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1,296 |
| 2018 | 41 | 902 |
| 2019 | 37 | 955 |
| 2020 | 34 | 992 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1,128 |
| 2022 | 34 | 1,006 |
| 2023 | 34 | 1,008 |
| 2024 | 34 | 1,021 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,197 |

## People named Luana

- Luàna Bajrami, French actress
- Luana Patten, actress (1938-1996)
- Luana Piovani, Brazilian actress
- Luana, association football player
- Luana Anders, American actress (1938-1996)
- Luana Walters, American actress (1912-1963)
- Luana Lira, Brazilian diver
- Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, elder daughter of Prince Friso and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
- Luana Vicente, badminton player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.