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Luan

“Lion; also brave, valiant, courageous” — Albanian, from Latin leo/leonem origin

Boy's name · #1217 in the US (2025) · Trending

Luan has appeared in US records since 1975 — best rank #1217 (2025) · 1,107 babies named Luan all-time · 1 in 10,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #18 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Luans

• Luan Vieira — Brazilian footballer
• Luan Santana — Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1991)
• Luan Garcia Teixeira — Brazilian footballer
• Luan Rodrigues Azambuja — Brazilian association football player
• Luan Krasniqi — German boxer

In stories & tradition

• Luan Tingyu — Water Margin
• Luan Espel — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

What Luans become

Among 188 notable people named Luan:

Athletes appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luan Vieira, Brazilian footballer.

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