Lu

A unisex name of Chinese origin, meaning various meanings in Chinese; often abbreviation.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lu by the numbers

Lu was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 395 babies in 1954, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Luxlight122 in the US (2017)
  • Loufamous warrior; a form of Louis66 in the US (2017)
  • Luv10 in the US (2017)
  • Li7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Lu

Names that are said the same way as Lu, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Llewlion10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lui8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lue

Names about as common as Lu

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