Luan
Say it: LOO-an
Boy4 letters2 syllables
#348
in Ireland (2025)
#298 with spellings combined
14
babies in 2025
#208
best rank (2020)
197
babies since 2001
Up 124
10-year rank change
Luan through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #298 |
| 2024 | 19 | #229 |
| 2023 | 22 | #210 |
| 2022 | 22 | #221 |
| 2021 | 24 | #209 |
| 2020 | 23 | #208 |
| 2019 | 13 | #311 |
| 2018 | 18 | #259 |
| 2017 | 9 | #394 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 8 | #422 |
| 2013 | 4 | #606 |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2007 | 5 | #473 |
| 2006 | 4 | #492 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Luan mean?
Uncertain
Uncertain; matches the Irish word Luan (Monday), and is also a given name in Brazil and Albania.
Say it right
LOOan
Some say it as one syllable, LWAN, especially in Portuguese and Spanish.
The story of Luan
Luan has more than one possible source, which makes its meaning hard to pin down. In Irish, Luan is the word for Monday. It comes from the Old Irish lúan, which goes back to an old root meaning to shine and is related to words for the moon. Luan is also a well-used boys’ name in Brazil and Albania, and those uses are not necessarily connected with the Irish word. We have not found a reliable account of it as a traditional Irish given name, so we leave its meaning as uncertain.
In Ireland Luan first appears in the CSO records in 2001. Its best rank was number 208 in 2020, and it had most babies in 2021, with 24. The CSO counts spellings separately. In 2025 there were 11 boys registered as Luan and 3 as Luán, and earlier years also include some babies named Lúan, a sign that many Irish parents see it as an Irish name.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Luan (Irish, Albanian and Portuguese proper noun)
- Wiktionary: lúan (Old Irish noun)
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Luan | 11 | 174 |
| Luán | 3 | 3 |
| Lúan | under 3 | 20 |
In Northern Ireland
#270 in 2025 with 6 babies. Best rank #154 (2022); 81 babies since 2015.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.