Lu
2 countries#11932 in United States, 2025US
#11932
in United States, 2025
FR
7
total births, France
Total births recorded
4,088
Peak year (United States)
1954
Peak-year count
394
First recorded
1886
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lu was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
4,081 births recorded 1886–2025 · currently #11932 · peaked in 1954 with 394 births
Most common in: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Indiana
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
7 births recorded 1983–1992 · peaked in 1992 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lu’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #5161 | — |
| 1976 | #9284 | ↓4123 |
| 1977 | #8444 | ↑840 |
| 1979 | #6189 | ↑2255 |
| 1980 | #6789 | ↓600 |
| 1982 | #10517 | ↓3728 |
| 1985 | #10677 | ↓160 |
| 1989 | #10847 | ↓170 |
| 1994 | #13430 | ↓2583 |
| 2012 | #16869 | ↓3439 |
| 2013 | #16547 | ↑322 |
| 2016 | #10113 | ↑6434 |
| 2017 | #14124 | ↓4011 |
| 2018 | #15682 | ↓1558 |
| 2019 | #15539 | ↑143 |
| 2020 | #12142 | ↑3397 |
| 2022 | #10383 | ↑1759 |
| 2023 | #8989 | ↑1394 |
| 2024 | #11122 | ↓2133 |
| 2025 | #11932 | ↓810 |
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