Given name
Luwana
“one who is content and enjoys life”
Luwana is a variant of Luana. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is content and enjoys life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luwana 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
Luwana 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 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luwana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 320
- 0 boys · 320 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 301 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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