Name meaning & stats
Luan
Luan. 1,523 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Luans are 2.7× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,523 US babies were named Luan between 1940 and 2025.
Luan around the world
- Belgium: 466 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 212 in 2025
- Northern Ireland: 75 babies since 1997, peak 2022, No. 256 in 2024
- Ireland: 197 babies since 1964, peak 2021, No. 298 in 2025
- England & Wales: 561 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 556 in 2025
- Sweden: 143 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 784 in 2022
- France: 900 babies since 1900, peak 2010, No. 967 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Luans end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.7× | High · 26 people |
| Actor | 1.3× | Low · 5 people |
| Rugby player | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Luans show up 2.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)