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Girl's name · #2090 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Lua is near its high-water mark: it reached #1786 in 2023 and still ranked #2090 in 2025. About 1,100 girls have carried it since 1910.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#162 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #270 in Netherlands (2025) · #381 in Ecuador (2025) · #496 in Switzerland (2025) · #595 in Mexico (2024) · #816 in Ireland (2025) · #828 in Belgium (2025) · #1,398 in France (2025) · #1,555 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,639 in Austria (2025) · #1,789 in Canada (2024).
It is also an American family name — about 3,600 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.
Among 19 notable people named Lua:
No single standout — notable Luas spread across many fields.
Similar names: Jupiter · Luca · Dua · Livie · Lux · Oona
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