Is Luba a boy or girl name?

Luba is a girl’s name. Of the 583 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Luba

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Luba was most popular in 1952, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 583 people named Luba.

Luba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Luba’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Luba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Luba is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 583 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org