Given name
Luann
“one who is content and enjoys life”
Luann is a variant of Luana. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is content and enjoys life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luann is a variant of Luana. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is content and enjoys life.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Luann is a variant of Luana. An origin associated with Luana is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,512
- 6 boys · 15,506 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 1,644 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,654 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,654 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,638 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,310 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Luann’s family of names
Luann has a related form in Luana. In English usage, Luann has a related form in Luanna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Luann
- Luann RyonAmerican archer (1953–2022)
- Luann de LessepsAmerican reality television personality, model, socialite, actress, author, singer (born 1965)
Characters named Luann: Luann Van Houten (The Simpsons character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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