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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • 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: #111 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 571 boysWAIdaho: #171 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 864 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #422 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,188 boysMNIllinois: #68 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 349 boysILWisconsin: #184 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,424 boysWIMichigan: #386 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,816 boysMINew York: #52 for boys · 571 births · 1 in 235 boysNYMassachusetts: #65 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 297 boysMARhode Island: #73 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 344 boysRIOregon: #131 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 729 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 328 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedSDIowa: #250 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,243 boysIAIndiana: #289 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,664 boysINOhio: #343 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,620 boysOHPennsylvania: #120 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 779 boysPANew Jersey: #54 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 253 boysNJConnecticut: #50 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 213 boysCTCalifornia: #24 for boys · 2,449 births · 1 in 118 boysCAUtah: #319 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,364 boysUTColorado: #99 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 449 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,512 boysNEMissouri: 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: #170 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,169 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,635 boysMDDelaware: #96 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 520 boysDEArizona: #35 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 141 boysAZNew Mexico: #43 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 177 boysNMKansas: #165 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,005 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedARTennessee: #549 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,071 boysTNNorth Carolina: #295 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,193 boysNCSouth Carolina: #448 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,876 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #120 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 527 boysDCOklahoma: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,446 boysOKLouisiana: #327 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,065 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedALGeorgia: #254 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,622 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedHITexas: #30 for boys · 1,002 births · 1 in 153 boysTXFlorida: #65 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 319 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#24 · 1 in 118
  2. Texas#30 · 1 in 153
  3. Arizona#35 · 1 in 141
  4. New Mexico#43 · 1 in 177
  5. Connecticut#50 · 1 in 213

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#242,4491 in 118
Texas#301,0021 in 153
Arizona#352161 in 141
New Mexico#43651 in 177
Connecticut#501011 in 213
New York#525711 in 235
New Jersey#542111 in 253
Florida#652791 in 319
Massachusetts#651401 in 297
Illinois#682511 in 349
Rhode Island#73191 in 344
Nevada#76281 in 328
Delaware#9691 in 520
Colorado#99541 in 449
Washington#111631 in 571
District of Columbia#120151 in 527
Pennsylvania#1201031 in 779
Oregon#131271 in 729
Kansas#165161 in 1,005
Virginia#170361 in 1,169
Idaho#17181 in 864
Wisconsin#184231 in 1,424
Nebraska#19871 in 1,512
Maryland#230201 in 1,635
Iowa#25081 in 2,243
Georgia#254301 in 1,622
Indiana#289151 in 2,664
North Carolina#295211 in 2,193
Utah#31971 in 2,364
Louisiana#327151 in 2,065
Ohio#343221 in 3,620
Michigan#386181 in 3,816
Oklahoma#38861 in 3,446
Minnesota#42251 in 6,188
South Carolina#44861 in 3,876
Tennessee#54951 in 7,071
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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 1991

girls
#2,388
53 births · 1 in 35,377 girls
boys
#66
5,896 births · 1 in 343 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #2,388Luis53

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #66Luis5,896
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 35,377 of them was named Luis, which outranked 84.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #2,356Tempest54
  2. #2,356Tiffaney54
  3. #2,356Vilma54
  4. #2,388Luis53
  5. #2,388Ambrosia53
  6. #2,388Ariele53
  7. #2,388Brennan53
  8. #2,420Amirah52
  9. #2,420Brittiany52
  10. #2,420Candyce52

Tied with 31 names at #2,388; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 343 of them was named Luis, which outranked 99.3% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #63Alex6,673
  2. #64Jared6,214
  3. #65Ethan6,129
  4. #66Luis5,896
  5. #67Bradley5,723
  6. #68Edward5,572
  7. #69Trevor5,531
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →