How Many People Are Named Lu?
people named Lu are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 121,805 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,081 babies named Lu in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
394 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Modern Irish form of LUGH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lu, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lu rose from 89% in the 1910s to 100% in the 1970s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lu alive today is about 66 years old, and 88% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lu first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1954, to 394 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lu has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #441, in 1954. In 2025 it ranked #12,647.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,647 |
| Best rank | #441 (1954) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #660 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lu alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lu were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 234 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lu was given 3.8 times as often in Iowa, 2.8 times in Indiana and 2.5 times in Ohio.
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