Fun Facts About the Name Lujane
- 86 babies named Lujane: U.S. records list 86 babies given the name Lujane from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lujane Mean?
Lujane is a spelling variant of the Arabic feminine name Lujayn, also written Lujain, Lojain, or Lujaine. It comes from the Arabic word lujayn (لُجَيْن), meaning "silver," often understood as fine or pure silver. The word follows the Arabic diminutive pattern fuʿayl, so the literal sense is closer to "little silver" - a form Arabic often uses for something small and precious. The customary meaning given in Arabic usage is simply "silver."
The language of origin is Arabic. The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries and, through transliteration, among Muslim communities and in Western countries where Arabic names have entered local naming. Its resemblance to the English name elements Lu and Jane is coincidental; those names are not its source.
Lujane Name History & Origins
Arabic has used lujayn for silver since the classical period, and the word appears in classical Arabic poetry and in Arabic dictionaries. As a personal name it belongs to the practice of naming girls after precious substances and qualities, rather than after ancestors or religious figures.
Because Arabic script does not map letter for letter onto the Latin alphabet, the name has accumulated many spellings. The letter jīm is rendered in English as j or g, and the diphthong ay as ai, ay, or e. Arabic places the stress on the second syllable (lu-JAYN), which is why English speakers usually say it that way. Forms such as Lujane and Lujaine, with a final -e, follow the transliteration conventions of French, which has been the language of administration and schooling in Lebanon, Syria, and the Maghreb, so these spellings are more common in those regions and in families with ties to them. The same name appears in Arabic script as لُجَيْن regardless of which Latin spelling a family chooses.
How Popular is the Name Lujane?
Lujane 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 2010. Its best rank was #12,622 in 2014.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,238 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,741 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #16,725 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #16,556 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #17,397 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #17,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,622 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #18,200 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #18,476 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,452 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,986 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #13,056 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #14,243 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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