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Luann

Pronounced L UW1 AE1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1954
  • 104 years in use
  • 6 spellings
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How popular is Luann?

Luann is a girls' name, and first appears in 1921. It has been given to 29,903 children — the 731st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 221 births across the past decade, against a peak of 2,508 in a single year. That peak was in 1954.

Six other spellings are counted in that total — Luanne, Louann, Luan and three more — because they are pronounced identically.

01,2502,5003,7505,00019401960198020002020
19542,508

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Luann and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Luanne
  • Louann
  • Luan
  • Louan
  • Lueann
  • Lewann

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L UW1 AE1 N · L UW1 AH0 N
Stress pattern:
11 · 10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Luann

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Luann

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Luann?
Luann ranks 731st among girls' names in US records, with 29,903 births since 1921. Over the past decade it accounts for 221.
Is Luann a unisex name?
No. Luann is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Luann most popular?
1954, when 2,508 children were given the name. It has been in use for 104 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Luann spelled?
Luanne, Louann, Luan, Louan, Lueann, Lewann. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.