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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • 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: #90 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 366 boysWAIdaho: #104 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 349 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #198 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,421 boysMNIllinois: #51 for boys · 325 births · 1 in 249 boysILWisconsin: #140 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 837 boysWIMichigan: #203 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,295 boysMINew York: #46 for boys · 509 births · 1 in 233 boysNYMassachusetts: #78 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 347 boysMARhode Island: #69 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 277 boysRIOregon: #94 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 378 boysORNevada: #41 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 168 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedSDIowa: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,038 boysIAIndiana: #253 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,791 boysINOhio: #254 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,131 boysOHPennsylvania: #124 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 690 boysPANew Jersey: #50 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 231 boysNJConnecticut: #60 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 256 boysCTCalifornia: #21 for boys · 2,263 births · 1 in 112 boysCAUtah: #141 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 611 boysUTColorado: #79 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 299 boysCONebraska: #133 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 654 boysNEMissouri: #319 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,654 boysMOKentucky: #345 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,306 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #137 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 780 boysVAMaryland: #151 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 871 boysMDDelaware: #117 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 548 boysDEArizona: #25 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 119 boysAZNew Mexico: #33 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 133 boysNMKansas: #112 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 418 boysKSArkansas: #222 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,209 boysARTennessee: #353 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,866 boysTNNorth Carolina: #147 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 850 boysNCSouth Carolina: #368 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,457 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #100 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 416 boysDCOklahoma: #135 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 596 boysOKLouisiana: #535 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,812 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMSAlabama: #356 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,506 boysALGeorgia: #131 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 734 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedHITexas: #27 for boys · 1,244 births · 1 in 125 boysTXFlorida: #61 for boys · 285 births · 1 in 298 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#21 · 1 in 112
  2. Arizona#25 · 1 in 119
  3. Texas#27 · 1 in 125
  4. New Mexico#33 · 1 in 133
  5. Nevada#41 · 1 in 168

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#212,2631 in 112
Arizona#252821 in 119
Texas#271,2441 in 125
New Mexico#33811 in 133
Nevada#41621 in 168
New York#465091 in 233
New Jersey#502111 in 231
Illinois#513251 in 249
Connecticut#60751 in 256
Florida#612851 in 298
Rhode Island#69201 in 277
Massachusetts#781071 in 347
Colorado#79831 in 299
Washington#90921 in 366
Oregon#94521 in 378
District of Columbia#100121 in 416
Idaho#104211 in 349
Kansas#112361 in 418
Delaware#11771 in 548
Pennsylvania#124991 in 690
Georgia#131661 in 734
Nebraska#133151 in 654
Oklahoma#135321 in 596
Virginia#137501 in 780
Wisconsin#140351 in 837
Utah#141311 in 611
North Carolina#147541 in 850
Maryland#151331 in 871
Iowa#176161 in 1,038
Minnesota#198201 in 1,421
Michigan#203461 in 1,295
Arkansas#222121 in 1,209
Indiana#253211 in 1,791
Ohio#254331 in 2,131
Missouri#319131 in 2,654
Kentucky#34571 in 3,306
Tennessee#353121 in 2,866
Alabama#356101 in 2,506
South Carolina#36881 in 2,457
Louisiana#53571 in 3,812
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 1996

girls
#3,723
29 births · 1 in 60,449 girls
boys
#57
6,407 births · 1 in 296 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #3,723Luis29

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #57Luis6,407
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 60,449 of them was named Luis, which outranked 76.6% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #3,632Tashia30
  2. #3,632Tomi30
  3. #3,632Tommi30
  4. #3,723Luis29
  5. #3,723Addyson29
  6. #3,723Alasia29
  7. #3,723Alixandria29
  8. #3,831Adison28
  9. #3,831Aesha28
  10. #3,831Aishah28

Tied with 107 names at #3,723; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 296 of them was named Luis, which outranked 99.5% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #54Connor6,911
  2. #55Mark6,599
  3. #56Jeremy6,412
  4. #57Luis6,407
  5. #58Dakota6,067
  6. #59Stephen6,008
  7. #60Devin6,001
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →