Fun Facts About the Name Luan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Luan: U.S. records list 1,622 babies given the name Luan from 1880 through 2025. Even 515 girls received the name Luan - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Luan Mean?
Luan is a masculine given name with more than one independent origin. In Albanian, Luan comes from the Albanian noun luan, meaning "lion." The name's literal meaning is "lion," and it is used in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Albanian-speaking communities elsewhere.
In Vietnamese, Luan is usually an English spelling of Luân, from Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân), meaning "ethics," "moral order," or "human relations." This element appears in the traditional phrase ngũ luân, the five Confucian relationships. Without diacritics, Luan can also represent Luận (論), "discussion" or "argument," so the spelling alone does not identify one Vietnamese name.
The spelling Luan also occurs in Mandarin pinyin, where it is a romanization rather than one fixed name. It can stand for different characters, such as 鸾 (luán), a mythical bird, or 栾 (Luán), a surname and place name. A Chinese name spelled Luan therefore has no single meaning apart from the character chosen.
Luan Name History & Origins
Albanian Luan is a masculine name taken directly from the Albanian word for "lion." It is not based on a saint's name or a biblical figure; it belongs to the Albanian tradition of using common nouns as given names. The name and the animal word are identical in form, so the given name adds no separate meaning beyond the noun.
Vietnamese Luan normally represents Luân, a Sino-Vietnamese name element. Vietnamese names often combine Sino-Vietnamese morphemes, and 倫 (luân) belongs to the vocabulary of Confucian ethics, referring to moral order and proper human relationships. The related form Luận (論) means "discussion" or "argument." Because Vietnamese diacritics are frequently dropped in English, both can be written as Luan. These Vietnamese names developed separately from the Albanian name.
The spelling Luan also appears in Mandarin pinyin. It is a romanization that can represent several characters, so it does not have one historical development as a personal name. For example, luán can be 鸾, a mythical bird, or 栾, a surname and place name. The meaning of a Chinese name spelled Luan depends on the character chosen, and it should not be merged with the Albanian or Vietnamese names.
How Popular is the Name Luan?
Luan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,220 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #5,757 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #5,976 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #7,398 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #5,578 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,688 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #6,453 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,557 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,780 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #3,412 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #2,479 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #2,937 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #2,054 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1957 | #2,531 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #2,084 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1955 | #1,931 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1954 | #1,860 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1953 | #2,338 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #2,629 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #3,879 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #4,167 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,302 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #3,496 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,595 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #2,549 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #4,976 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #5,071 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #2,367 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #2,960 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #4,147 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,045 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #4,130 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,322 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,968 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #2,516 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,375 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,485 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #2,755 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #3,378 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,226 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #5,313 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,220 | 166 | 0.0097% |
| 2024 | #1,563 | 111 | 0.0065% |
| 2023 | #1,794 | 90 | 0.0053% |
| 2022 | #2,146 | 69 | 0.0040% |
| 2021 | #2,312 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2020 | #3,381 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #2,540 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2018 | #2,974 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #3,420 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #3,407 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,827 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,392 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #5,548 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #6,523 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #4,173 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #5,926 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,517 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #9,528 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #5,136 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #4,975 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,763 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,399 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #6,106 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #7,420 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #8,872 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,773 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,585 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #8,114 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #4,381 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #5,809 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,155 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #8,276 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,497 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #4,379 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,644 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,719 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #5,519 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,852 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #4,699 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,946 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #6,942 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,018 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #5,263 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #3,537 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #6,397 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,449 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,257 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #4,606 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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