Luan is a distinctive choice, ranked #556 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Luan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#556
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About the Name Luan
Luan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 256 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #579 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Luan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Luan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Luan
Luan Garcia — Luan Garcia Teixeira, simply known as Luan or Luan Garcia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga MX club Toluca.
Luan Muller — Luan Muller Barboza is a professional futsal player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Palma Futsal.
Luan Krasniqi — Luan Krasniqi is a German-Albanian actor and former professional boxer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Luan
Unlikely. With around 70 UK babies named Luan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luan is at its highest recorded position — #556 in 2025, with 70 births. In 2020 it ranked #993.
Luan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Luan include: Luan Garcia, Luan Muller and Luan Krasniqi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Luan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Luans in the wild.
70
UK babies named Luan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 437 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Luan
Almost certainly the only Luan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Luan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's best singles players in the early to mid-1980s after China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation).
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