Luis

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #144 for boys in 2025, 2,475 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 7,662 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
35 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
292,959
since 1880

Luis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #49, 2000boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#1442,475
2024—#1302,787
2023#12,1977#1342,772
2022—#1252,953
2021#12,2067#1372,740
2020#15,0885#1372,705
2019—#1193,198
2018—#1263,100
2017#15,9025#1173,385
2016#14,3316#1133,555
2015—#1083,734
2014#14,5586#993,905
2013#16,5475#974,008
2012—#904,373
2011#10,37410#884,693
2010#14,9596#795,128
2009#8,45414#696,145
2008#9,47612#647,135
2007#9,53912#608,054
2006#7,86815#627,921
2005#8,88312#597,469
2004#6,76817#577,495
2003#6,05519#607,585
2002#4,17930#577,379
2001#3,94032#527,489
2000#3,98331#497,662
1999#3,71832#557,213
1998#4,49224#537,202
1997#5,41718#537,131
1996#3,72329#576,407
1995#3,58530#596,174
1994#3,03838#576,362
1993#2,76843#586,412
1992#2,61247#646,169
1991#2,38853#665,896
1990#2,49248#665,795
1989#2,76940#734,852
1988#2,64640#754,333
1987#2,65737#823,921
1986#2,07951#794,028
1985#2,86032#853,706
1984#2,51537#883,261
1983#2,65933#883,321
1982#2,36941#903,324
1981#2,48838#923,342
1980#2,53737#883,359
1979#2,27342#1022,752
1978#3,19624#1092,398
1977#2,83828#1082,493
1976#3,18822#1102,390
1975#2,81126#1072,422
1974#2,68327#1062,451
1973#3,63517#1142,272
1972#3,54317#1242,278
1971#3,37319#1382,226
1970#3,31119#1452,284
1969#2,91721#1511,987
1968#3,16917#1521,778
1967#2,96318#1561,740
1966#2,83919#1651,659
1965#4,20210#1741,525
1964#3,24416#1751,566
1963—#2021,455
1962#4,26310#2041,453
1961#4,5469#2041,409
1960#3,68812#2091,335
1959#3,82711#2171,282
1958#3,37913#2151,225
1957#3,93010#2261,114
1956#4,8377#2221,099
1955—#2261,007
1954#4,2788#2171,018
1953#5,6735#228884
1952#4,4837#241775
1951#4,0118#249730
1950#4,7386#252656
1949#4,6736#248673
1948#4,6516#275590
1947—#318464
1946#4,9605#326388
1945—#310367
1944—#320350
1943—#346318
1942—#377258
1941—#365256
1940#3,8636#367241
1939—#365240
1938—#310311
1937—#334264
1936—#358229
1935#3,7426#332270
1934—#317294
1933#3,7536#337249
1932#4,4115#316302
1931#3,2268#331275
1930—#297372
1929#4,5705#288377
1928#4,1956#314322
1927#3,05310#300372
1926#4,8515#319315
1925—#360269
1924—#314334
1923#3,9717#325321
1922—#355276
1921—#390241
1920#4,3986#401216
1919—#403209
1918—#498144
1917—#549114
1916—#558105
1915—#550104
1914—#475104
1913—#47583
1912—#45076
1911—#43245
1910—#44039
1909—#40836
1908—#37438
1907—#40531
1906—#52319
1905—#52519
1904—#41725
1903—#47020
1902—#49019
1901—#48716
1900—#51821
1899—#52114
1898—#63512
1897—#7878
1896—#55114
1895—#7389
1894—#48017
1893—#65010
1892—#68810
1891—#6359
1890—#7398
1889—#58111
1888—#7049
1887—#6319
1886—#54012
1885—#57711
1884—#50414
1883—#6778
1882—#51413
1881—#50312
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Luis was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Luis is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNHWashington: #383 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,304 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #202 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,809 boysILWisconsin: #351 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,770 boysWIMichigan: #480 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,345 boysMINew York: #70 for boys · 435 births · 1 in 416 boysNYMassachusetts: #299 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,183 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedIAIndiana: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,979 boysINOhio: #398 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 8,174 boysOHPennsylvania: #312 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,603 boysPANew Jersey: #169 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,563 boysNJConnecticut: #168 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,767 boysCTCalifornia: #171 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 1,053 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedUTColorado: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,890 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedDEArizona: #104 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 428 boysAZNew Mexico: #142 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 642 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #479 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,102 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedHITexas: #88 for boys · 315 births · 1 in 389 boysTXFlorida: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,977 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#70 · 1 in 416
  2. Texas#88 · 1 in 389
  3. Arizona#104 · 1 in 428
  4. New Mexico#142 · 1 in 642
  5. Connecticut#168 · 1 in 1,767

Best ever in a state: #7 in Arizona, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#704351 in 416
Texas#883151 in 389
Arizona#104361 in 428
New Mexico#142201 in 642
Connecticut#168151 in 1,767
New Jersey#169391 in 1,563
California#1711661 in 1,053
Illinois#202631 in 1,809
Colorado#240111 in 1,890
Massachusetts#29971 in 8,183
Pennsylvania#312221 in 5,603
Indiana#340111 in 4,979
Wisconsin#35161 in 7,770
Florida#352131 in 3,977
Washington#38351 in 6,304
Ohio#398141 in 8,174
Louisiana#47971 in 6,102
Michigan#48081 in 12,345
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Luis
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#130 → #144)
  • 7 spots since 2020 (#137 → #144)
  • 36 spots since 2015 (#108 → #144)
  • Biggest jump: 187 spots in 1896 (#738 → #551)
  • Biggest drop: 258 spots in 1895 (#480 → #738)
Rise & fade · boys
120 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2000 at #49 (7,662 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1980–2014
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 256
  • Highest: 1 in 256 boys born in 2000 were named Luis (0.39%)
  • Latest: 1 in 690 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.4% of all boys named Luis (74,334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s111#503 (1881)#576
1890s111#480 (1894)#642
1900s244#374 (1908)#462
1910s1,023#403 (1919)#483
1920s3,043#288 (1929)#337
1930s2,806#297 (1930)#330
1940s3,905#248 (1949)#325
1950s9,790#215 (1958)#229
1960s15,907#151 (1969)#179
1970s23,966#102 (1979)#116
1980s37,447#73 (1989)#84
1990s64,761#53 (1998)#59
2000s74,334#49 (2000)#59
2010s39,079#79 (2010)#104
2020s16,432#125 (2022)#135

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Luis in 1958

girls
#3,379
13 births · 1 in 154,740 girls
boys
#215
1,225 births · 1 in 1,733 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #3,379Luis13

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #215Luis1,225
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 154,740 of them was named Luis, which outranked 51.9% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #3,232Voncile14
  2. #3,232Winda14
  3. #3,232Yvonnie14
  4. #3,379Luis13
  5. #3,379Aggie13
  6. #3,379Albertine13
  7. #3,379Alease13
  8. #3,543Adel12
  9. #3,543Adelle12
  10. #3,543Adrianna12

Tied with 163 names at #3,379; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,733 of them was named Luis, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #212Tracy1,249
  2. #213Rex1,243
  3. #214Nathan1,237
  4. #215Luis1,225
  5. #216Terrence1,218
  6. #217Herman1,212
  7. #218Byron1,209
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →