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LOO-uh
Lua
OriginGalician and Catalan form of Luna, Portuguese, Latin
Meaning"moon; to set free"
GenderGirl
About Lua
The name Lua peaked for girls at #1786 in 2023. The name is most popular in LUA, LUA, and LUA.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,323 | 34 | 19 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,670 | 42 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | #2,073 | 93 | 54.7 |
| 2019 | #2,185 | 85 | 50.6 |
| 2020 | #1,964 | 97 | 60 |
| 2021 | #1,935 | 102 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | #1,862 | 109 | 66.5 |
| 2023 | #1,786 | 114 | 71 |
| 2024 | #1,998 | 98 | 60.5 |
| 2025 | #2,090 | 90 | 56 |
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Famous Luas
- Lua Izzy Douglas
(b. 2017) daughter of Cameron Douglas (son of American actor Michael Douglas) and Viviane Thibes
- Lua Stevie Clifford
Daugther of 5 Seconds of Summer's guitarrist Michael Clifford
Lua in pop culture
- “Lua”
a song by Bright Eyes
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