Lu
About Lu
Lu is an adorable mini-name that could be short for Luna, Lucinda, Luisa, or any other name beginning with the letters Lu. Or it can just stand on its own in first or middle place.
Pronounced LOO.
As of October 2026, Lu ranked #12652 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #442 in 1954.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Lu on lists
Famous Lus
- Lu Ann Meredith
American actress
- Haley Lu Richardson
American actress
- Luciana "Lu" Andrade
Brazilian singer, part of girl group "Rouge"
Lu in pop culture
- Tallulah "Lu" Simmons
character on TV's "Crossing Jordan"
- Lu Ann Powers
character in comic strip "Apartment 3G"
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character in animated series "Mike, Lu & Og"
- "Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
" second play in the series A Texas Trilogy by Preston Jones
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Mexican pop duo
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