Meaning and history
Luana is a name that comes from the 1932 film Bird of Paradise, where it was used for the main character, a Polynesian girl. The film was based on a 1912 play of the same name set in Hawaii.
20062006: 46 births, rank #3,469
2007: 42 births, rank #3,786
2008: 43 births, rank #3,710
2009: 38 births, rank #4,013
2010: 37 births, rank #4,023
20112011: 39 births, rank #3,843
2012: 37 births, rank #4,047
2013: 50 births, rank #3,218
2014: 48 births, rank #3,326
2015: 48 births, rank #3,346
20162016: 47 births, rank #3,379
2017: 78 births, rank #2,338
2018: 90 births, rank #2,113
2019: 95 births, rank #2,011
2020: 95 births, rank #1,977
20212021: 111 births, rank #1,816
2022: 105 births, rank #1,907
2023: 112 births, rank #1,802
2024: 105 births, rank #1,895
20252025: 110 births, rank #1,818
Luana moved from #746 to #827 for girls between 1948 and 1949. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 164 births.