Given name & surname
Lua
Lua is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Tagalog and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,089
- 0 boys · 1,089 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 90
- #2,090 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +52%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 90 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,090 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 52.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 931 as a first name in 2020; 3,453 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lua’s family of names
In English usage, Lua shares an earlier linguistic root with Roxane. In Galician usage, Lua has a related form in Lúa. In Cebuano usage, Lua as a surname has a related form in LOA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lua has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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