Is Lu a boy or girl name?
Lu was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 4,075 US babies named Lu were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,688
- Babies named Lu since 1886
- 4,075
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 394 babies
Boys and girls named Lu, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1910s | 12 | 97 | 89% |
| 1920s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 323 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 370 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,021 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 748 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1990s | 6 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 2020s | 17 | 35 | 67.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,688 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,354 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,557 | 9 | #10,881 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,591 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,439 | 7 | #12,926 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,026 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,139 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,199 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,546 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,194 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,469 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,457 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,774 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,718 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,711 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,508 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,134 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,481 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,140 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,177 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,356 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,588 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,405 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,672 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,321 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,514 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,066 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,225 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,868 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,726 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,937 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,275 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,187 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,074 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 146 | #893 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 170 | #786 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 178 | #763 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 205 | #693 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 228 | #652 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 302 | #540 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 276 | #549 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 394 | #442 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 319 | #484 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,377 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,866 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,442 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,330 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,564 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,428 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,547 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,203 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,684 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,456 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,336 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,199 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,366 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,391 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,281 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,244 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,029 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,093 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,015 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,388 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,411 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,619 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,499 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,515 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,528 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,573 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,046 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,096 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,998 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,696 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,575 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,995 | 15 | #2,332 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,991 | 13 | #2,606 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,383 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,588 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,640 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,549 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,047 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,830 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,734 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,302 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,114 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,964 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,110 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,631 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,381 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,744 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,455 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,377 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,557 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,285 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #998 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,396 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #997 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,052 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lu reached #3,991 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #442 in 1954. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lu
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.