Lua
How to say it: LOO-uh · /ˈluːə/
Portuguese word for 'moon', from Latin 'luna' - short, luminous name used in Brazil and Portugal.
Lua was the 1,597th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 90 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.3-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,536 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,597 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 90 |
| Share of births | 1 in 36,837 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×3.3 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,536 |
| In France, 2025 | #894 among girls’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lua is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Lu
- Lulu
Honouring a Lua in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lua is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #894 for girls in 2025.
Good to know
- Portuguese for 'moon'; a poetic everyday word in PT/BR, so the name reads as a word-name there.
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