Luba

LOO-buh /ˈluːbə/
girl 2 syllables rising

Luba is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.

Luba is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,328 for girl births in the United States (and #27,060 across all names), given to 5 babies. Luba was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1952 (23 births).

About the name Luba

PronunciationLOO-buh /ˈluːbə/
CultureAlbanianAzerbaijaniHebrewKazakhRussianSlovak
#16,328U.S. rank among girls 2025
#27,060among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
23peak births 1952
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Luba

How popular is Luba?

Girls named Luba 5 in 2025
19121920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Luba per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Luba total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#16,328
202455#16,719
202355#16,642
202188#11,750
20171010#10,420
201588#12,514
201355#18,197
200955#19,035
200877#14,752
19765—#10,180
19745—#9,586
19715—#9,039
19695—#8,135
19687—#5,979
19675—#7,401
19667—#5,579
19657—#5,583
19649—#4,828
19639—#4,746
196211—#4,157
196111—#4,146
196010—#4,335
195913—#3,545
195814—#3,316
195718—#2,787
195619—#2,680
195516—#2,906
195417—#2,751
195320—#2,404
195223—#2,174
195115—#2,760
195019—#2,307
19485—#5,694
19446—#4,333
19425—#5,047
19407—#3,710
19395—#4,642
19387—#3,696
19377—#3,657
19369—#3,001
19356—#4,030
19345—#4,688
19335—#4,599
19328—#3,456
19316—#4,153
19306—#4,334
192912—#2,669
192811—#2,893
192710—#3,190
19269—#3,427
19258—#3,892
19246—#4,808
192311—#3,038
192213—#2,697
192111—#3,066
19208—#3,811
191916—#2,211
191816—#2,250
19177—#3,942
19158—#3,305
191410—#2,361
19137—#2,690
19125—#3,233