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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • 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: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,360 boysNHWashington: #141 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 789 boysWAIdaho: #91 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 377 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #283 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,032 boysMNIllinois: #62 for boys · 271 births · 1 in 318 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,677 boysWIMichigan: #296 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,440 boysMINew York: #51 for boys · 554 births · 1 in 238 boysNYMassachusetts: #67 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 299 boysMARhode Island: #61 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 229 boysRIOregon: #85 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 347 boysORNevada: #51 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 215 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedSDIowa: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,510 boysIAIndiana: #363 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,563 boysINOhio: #324 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,207 boysOHPennsylvania: #129 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 927 boysPANew Jersey: #52 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 238 boysNJConnecticut: #56 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 255 boysCTCalifornia: #25 for boys · 2,472 births · 1 in 115 boysCAUtah: #197 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,112 boysUTColorado: #85 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 380 boysCONebraska: #190 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,290 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: #214 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,502 boysVAMaryland: #191 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,226 boysMDDelaware: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 882 boysDEArizona: #34 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 142 boysAZNew Mexico: #47 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 187 boysNMKansas: #122 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 614 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #249 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,658 boysNCSouth Carolina: #516 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,514 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #169 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 681 boysDCOklahoma: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 884 boysOKLouisiana: #381 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,542 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMSAlabama: #525 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,271 boysALGeorgia: #214 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,318 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedHITexas: #26 for boys · 1,174 births · 1 in 131 boysTXFlorida: #63 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 313 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#25 · 1 in 115
  2. Texas#26 · 1 in 131
  3. Arizona#34 · 1 in 142
  4. New Mexico#47 · 1 in 187
  5. Nevada#51 · 1 in 215

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#252,4721 in 115
Texas#261,1741 in 131
Arizona#342201 in 142
New Mexico#47621 in 187
Nevada#51421 in 215
New York#515541 in 238
New Jersey#522211 in 238
Connecticut#56821 in 255
Rhode Island#61281 in 229
Illinois#622711 in 318
Florida#632801 in 313
Massachusetts#671371 in 299
Colorado#85651 in 380
Oregon#85561 in 347
Idaho#91191 in 377
Kansas#122261 in 614
Pennsylvania#129841 in 927
Washington#141461 in 789
Delaware#15451 in 882
Oklahoma#161231 in 884
New Hampshire#16551 in 1,360
District of Columbia#169111 in 681
Nebraska#19081 in 1,290
Maryland#191261 in 1,226
Utah#197151 in 1,112
Wisconsin#211191 in 1,677
Georgia#214371 in 1,318
Virginia#214281 in 1,502
North Carolina#249281 in 1,658
Minnesota#283101 in 3,032
Michigan#296271 in 2,440
Ohio#324241 in 3,207
Iowa#33051 in 3,510
Indiana#363111 in 3,563
Louisiana#381121 in 2,542
South Carolina#51651 in 4,514
Alabama#52551 in 5,271
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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 1992

girls
#2,612
47 births · 1 in 39,233 girls
boys
#64
6,169 births · 1 in 324 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #2,612Luis47

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #64Luis6,169
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 39,233 of them was named Luis, which outranked 83.3% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #2,576Teresita48
  2. #2,576Thao48
  3. #2,576Zara48
  4. #2,612Luis47
  5. #2,612Amari47
  6. #2,612Amirah47
  7. #2,612Analicia47
  8. #2,650Chelsae46
  9. #2,650Darion46
  10. #2,650Hadassah46

Tied with 37 names at #2,612; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 324 of them was named Luis, which outranked 99.3% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #61Scott6,447
  2. #62Derek6,293
  3. #63Trevor6,193
  4. #64Luis6,169
  5. #65Corey6,140
  6. #66Evan6,051
  7. #67Jared5,868
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →