The first name Luba
A girl’s name from Ukrainian.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Ukrainian origin
From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Luba at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Luba, the 16,328th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1952, when 23 were.
583
babies named Luba since 1880
#16,328
rank in 2025
1952
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.
Famous people named Luba
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Luba SkořepováCzech actress and writer (1923–2016)
- Luba GolovinaGeorgian trampoline gymnast, born 1990
- Luba GoyCanadian actress and comedian, born 1945
Questions
- What does the name Luba mean?
- From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)
- What is the origin of the name Luba?
- From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)
- Is Luba a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 583 US babies named Luba since 1880 were girls.
- When was Luba most popular?
- 1952 in the United States, when 23 babies were named Luba, its highest rank at 2,174th.