Lu

/LOO/
girl 1 syllable cooling

Lu is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #20094 for girl births in the United States, given to 7 babies. Lu first appears in the data in 1886 and reached its peak in 1954 (394 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Lu? (U.S. births per year)

188619001920194019601980200020202025
U.S. births per year, 1886–2025 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
#20,094U.S. rank in 2025
394peak births · 1954
1886first appeared
7births in 2025

About the name Lu

PronunciationLOO
Used inChineseEnglishVietnamese
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Lu popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
20257#20,094
20248#18,734
202311#15,275
202214#13,016
20216#22,374
202013#13,454
20195#25,568
20185#25,755
20176#23,113
201610#16,699
20135#26,727
20125#27,154
19956#18,130
19945#20,486
19896#16,342
19855#15,733
19825#15,518
19809#10,178
197910#9,360
19776#12,497
19765#13,690
197511#7,878
19748#9,356
197310#7,877
197212#6,876
197120#5,052
197018#5,259
196920#4,615
196830#3,453
196740#2,900
196643#2,743
196536#3,064
196476#2,088
196385#1,952
1962102#1,786
1961146#1,509
1960169#1,368
1959178#1,321
1958205#1,205
1957228#1,139
1956302#958
1955276#984
1954394#796
1953319#867
195250#2,312
195128#3,086
195041#2,452
194948#2,258
194836#2,646
194743#2,430
194633#2,631
194544#2,087
194425#2,846
194333#2,515
194237#2,337
194140#2,130
194031#2,438
193929#2,478
193833#2,296
193734#2,252
193646#1,869
193541#1,996
193447#1,858
193328#2,494
193229#2,518
193123#2,867
193013#4,285
192913#4,300
192828#2,728
192728#2,808
192619#3,566
192525#3,039
192419#3,697
192320#3,535
192213#4,667
192114#4,502
192012#4,858
191921#3,270
191819#3,558
191714#4,153
191612#4,479
19157#5,981
19149#4,416
19136#4,901
19126#4,535
19119#2,732
19106#3,353
19096#3,098
19076#2,893
19065#3,065
19057#2,460
19009#2,167
18995#2,575
18987#2,251
18957#2,167
18935#2,449
18916#2,074
18898#1,705
18885#2,310
18877#1,745
18866#1,902