Luba
A girls’ name of Slavic origin, meaning love.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Luba by the numbers
Luba was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 1952, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Luba. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
- Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lukafrom Lucania; variant of Luke177 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lulafamous warrior; a form of Louella25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Luamoon20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Libabeloved; a form of liebe or liebchen30 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean love
Like Luba, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Luba
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