Is Lue a boy or girl name?
Lue was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 90.3% of the 7,169 US babies named Lue were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lue since 1880
- 7,169
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 176 babies
Boys and girls named Lue, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | 283 | 91.6% |
| 1890s | 18 | 336 | 94.9% |
| 1900s | 12 | 488 | 97.6% |
| 1910s | 68 | 1,007 | 93.7% |
| 1920s | 109 | 1,390 | 92.7% |
| 1930s | 98 | 1,103 | 91.8% |
| 1940s | 82 | 940 | 92% |
| 1950s | 62 | 626 | 91% |
| 1960s | 14 | 242 | 94.5% |
| 1970s | 18 | 54 | 75% |
| 1980s | 81 | 5 | 5.8% |
| 1990s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,300 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,706 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,801 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,904 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,019 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,656 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,219 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,996 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,634 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,464 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,973 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,745 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,054 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,627 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,029 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,323 | 5 | #11,714 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,252 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,102 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,338 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,161 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,568 | 5 | #10,558 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,752 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,414 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,965 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,809 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,162 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,606 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,511 | 13 | #3,908 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,420 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,472 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,855 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,095 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,460 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,195 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,779 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,996 | 47 | #1,649 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,683 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,617 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,403 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,725 | 54 | #1,444 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,189 | 82 | #1,105 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,679 | 86 | #1,061 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,301 | 82 | #1,067 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,120 | 56 | #1,274 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,977 | 62 | #1,187 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,934 | 60 | #1,197 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,556 | 72 | #1,062 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,193 | 74 | #1,023 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,602 | 96 | #907 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,817 | 89 | #884 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,592 | 92 | #783 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,048 | 88 | #814 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,498 | 86 | #841 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,919 | 116 | #693 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,792 | 114 | #664 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,025 | 113 | #657 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,779 | 93 | #708 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,056 | 105 | #671 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,283 | 100 | #680 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,050 | 111 | #630 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,644 | 114 | #611 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,705 | 130 | #563 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,471 | 99 | #661 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,764 | 116 | #614 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,415 | 102 | #660 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,548 | 133 | #599 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,156 | 138 | #586 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,577 | 133 | #611 |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,366 | 138 | #607 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,044 | 125 | #644 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,862 | 150 | #590 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,570 | 154 | #600 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,545 | 156 | #578 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,426 | 148 | #592 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,389 | 118 | #681 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,702 | 130 | #631 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,030 | 160 | #544 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,808 | 118 | #649 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,371 | 127 | #608 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,848 | 104 | #673 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,392 | 104 | #650 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,556 | 81 | #646 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,089 | 86 | #552 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 77 | #557 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 80 | #460 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 70 | #488 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 53 | #517 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 48 | #532 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,284 | 61 | #459 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 45 | #514 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 48 | #489 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 37 | #551 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 50 | #455 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 57 | #410 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 35 | #517 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,257 | 54 | #461 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 33 | #520 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 34 | #551 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 35 | #494 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 32 | #531 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 41 | #447 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,032 | 29 | #540 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 36 | #448 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 34 | #468 |
| 1891 | 6 | #916 | 32 | #452 |
| 1890 | 6 | #954 | 30 | #481 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,053 | 33 | #425 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,121 | 30 | #453 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 26 | #441 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 46 | #310 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 30 | #377 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 31 | #362 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 20 | #429 |
| 1882 | 8 | #732 | 27 | #346 |
| 1881 | 8 | #681 | 21 | #367 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 19 | #381 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lue reached #681 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #310 in 1886. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lue
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.