Luan is a rare variant of Luna that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Luan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,220 for boy births in the United States (and #2,514 across all names), given to 166 babies. Luan was first reported in SSA data in 1926 and peaked in 2025 (166 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 111 | 117 | — | #1,569 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,796 |
| 2022 | 69 | 78 | — | #2,146 |
| 2021 | 60 | 68 | — | #2,313 |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,385 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,541 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,977 |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,421 |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,407 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,828 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,396 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,548 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,524 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,173 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,927 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,517 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,528 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,136 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,975 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,763 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,399 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,108 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,422 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,873 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,773 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,586 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,114 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,381 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,810 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,156 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,276 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,497 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | — | #4,379 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,644 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,719 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,519 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,852 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,698 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #3,946 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,944 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #3,017 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,264 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | — | #3,538 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,399 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,450 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,255 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,607 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,757 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,977 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,399 | — |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,578 | — |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,688 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,454 | — |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #3,557 | — |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #2,780 | — |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #3,412 | — |
| 1960 | 24 | — | #2,480 | — |
| 1959 | 17 | — | #2,937 | — |
| 1958 | 30 | — | #2,054 | — |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #2,531 | — |
| 1956 | 28 | — | #2,084 | — |
| 1955 | 31 | — | #1,931 | — |
| 1954 | 32 | — | #1,860 | — |
| 1953 | 21 | — | #2,338 | — |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #2,629 | — |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,879 | — |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,167 | — |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #3,302 | — |
| 1948 | 10 | — | #3,496 | — |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,595 | — |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #2,550 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,976 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #5,071 | — |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #2,367 | — |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #2,960 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,147 | — |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #3,044 | — |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #4,130 | — |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,322 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,968 | — |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,516 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,375 | — |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,485 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,755 | — |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #3,378 | — |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #3,226 | — |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,313 | — |