Lua
2025 SSA
About Lua
Properly spelled Luã, this is a light and bright alternative to mega-popular Luna, with the same celestial meaning. Lua is also an attractive choice for tech-heads, with Lua being a popular programming language.
In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom captured weapons were sacrificed, and is, in this case, derived from the Latin luo meaning "to set free", adding to that light, sweet feel of it.
Familiar in Spain, particularly in Galicia and Catalonia, and in the Netherlands, Lua could even work as a short form for the likes of Lucia, Luana, Luciana, Luella, and so on.
Pronounced LOO-uh.
As of October 2026, Lua ranked #2090 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1786 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #927.
Popularity & trends
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 |
World rankings
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Lua on lists
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