Lue is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lue means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lue across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lue has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lue is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “famous warrior”. A variant of Lou, a short form of Louise.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,169 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lue per year, United States (1880 to 2013). United States peaked in 1919 (176/yr).
Lue has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #949 nationally (given to 176 babies that year).
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