Luan is a distinctive choice, ranked #737 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Luan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#737
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Luan
Unlikely. With around 47 UK babies named Luan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 256 places over the last five years to #737 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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..
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.
47
UK babies named Luan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 256 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
Likely around 1 other Luan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Muller Barboza is a professional futsal player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Palma Futsal. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Armenian national team.
Luan Krasniqi is a German-Albanian actor and former professional boxer. He held the European heavyweight title and also challenged for the WBO world heavyweight title.
Luan Jujie is a Chinese-born Canadian fencer, born in Nanjing, China. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she became the first Chinese (and non-European) athlete to win the gold medal in fencing.
Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha was the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Albania until 16 June 2008. He was dismissed by the Albanian President after Prime Minister Berisha's proposal.
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).
Battle of Qafë Prush Luan Haradinaj was a Kosovo Liberation Army soldier who died during the fight with Serbian/Yugoslav forces in Qafë Prush, at the border of that time of Yugoslavia and Albania.