Luana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1021 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Luana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1021
About the Name Luana
Luana is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 29 places over five years. Its high point was #902 in 2018, and it now sits at #1021. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Luana 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 Luana
Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Luana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luana has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 29 places in the last five years. Its peak was #902 in 2018. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Luana 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 Luana include: Luana Lopes Lara — Luana Lopes Lara is a Brazilian entrepreneur, who currently serves as the chief operating officer (COO) of the online prediction market site Kalshi, which she...; Luana Silva — Luana Coelho Silva is a Brazilian-American professional surfer.; Luana Pavan — Luana Pavan is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Italy women's national football team..
Luana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Luanas in the wild.
34
UK babies named Luana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 29 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Luana
Likely around 1 other Luana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Luana Lopes Lara is a Brazilian entrepreneur, who currently serves as the chief operating officer (COO) of the online prediction market site Kalshi, which she co-founded with Tarek Mansour. She currently has a net worth of about $1.3 billion at the age of 29 in 2026, making her the youngest woman billionaire.
Luana Pavan is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Italy women's national football team. At club level she collected four women's Serie A winner's medals and three Coppa Italia winner's medals.
Luana Muniz, known as the Queen of Lapa, was a Brazilian transgender activist and cabaret performer. In 2002, Muniz founded the Associação dos Profissionais do Sexo do Gênero Travesti, Transexuais e Transformistas do Rio de Janeiro (Association of Travesti, Transexual, and Transvestite Sex Professionals of Rio de Janeiro) to fight for greater rights for Rio's sex workers.
Luana Bertolucci Paixão, known as Luana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride and the Brazil women's national team.