Lua

Meaning and origin of Lua

Popularity of Lua in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Lua has been rising fast (+13.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lua every 102 schools.

Lua in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  861^st girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,106

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,589^th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,471

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,926^th girls’ name303 babies in 3 years1 girl in 15,947+2.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,947^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lua, Lùa and Lúa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lùa10
• Lúaabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lua

• Clotilde
• Leticia
• Vitoria
• Joana
• Luciana
• Loujayne
• Livie
• Lexa
• Lizzy
• Lucille
• Lynda
• Lalie