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
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 7,662 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 292,959since 1880
Luis over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #144 | 2,475 |
| 2024 | — | #130 | 2,787 | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #134 | 2,772 |
| 2022 | — | #125 | 2,953 | |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #137 | 2,740 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #137 | 2,705 |
| 2019 | — | #119 | 3,198 | |
| 2018 | — | #126 | 3,100 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #117 | 3,385 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #113 | 3,555 |
| 2015 | — | #108 | 3,734 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #99 | 3,905 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #97 | 4,008 |
| 2012 | — | #90 | 4,373 | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #88 | 4,693 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #79 | 5,128 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #69 | 6,145 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #64 | 7,135 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #60 | 8,054 |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | #62 | 7,921 |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | #59 | 7,469 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #57 | 7,495 |
| 2003 | #6,055 | 19 | #60 | 7,585 |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | #57 | 7,379 |
| 2001 | #3,940 | 32 | #52 | 7,489 |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | #49 | 7,662 |
| 1999 | #3,718 | 32 | #55 | 7,213 |
| 1998 | #4,492 | 24 | #53 | 7,202 |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | #53 | 7,131 |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | #57 | 6,407 |
| 1995 | #3,585 | 30 | #59 | 6,174 |
| 1994 | #3,038 | 38 | #57 | 6,362 |
| 1993 | #2,768 | 43 | #58 | 6,412 |
| 1992 | #2,612 | 47 | #64 | 6,169 |
| 1991 | #2,388 | 53 | #66 | 5,896 |
| 1990 | #2,492 | 48 | #66 | 5,795 |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 | #73 | 4,852 |
| 1988 | #2,646 | 40 | #75 | 4,333 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | #82 | 3,921 |
| 1986 | #2,079 | 51 | #79 | 4,028 |
| 1985 | #2,860 | 32 | #85 | 3,706 |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | #88 | 3,261 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #88 | 3,321 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #90 | 3,324 |
| 1981 | #2,488 | 38 | #92 | 3,342 |
| 1980 | #2,537 | 37 | #88 | 3,359 |
| 1979 | #2,273 | 42 | #102 | 2,752 |
| 1978 | #3,196 | 24 | #109 | 2,398 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #108 | 2,493 |
| 1976 | #3,188 | 22 | #110 | 2,390 |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | #107 | 2,422 |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | #106 | 2,451 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #114 | 2,272 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #124 | 2,278 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #138 | 2,226 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #145 | 2,284 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #151 | 1,987 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #152 | 1,778 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #156 | 1,740 |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | #165 | 1,659 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #174 | 1,525 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #175 | 1,566 |
| 1963 | — | #202 | 1,455 | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #204 | 1,453 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #204 | 1,409 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #209 | 1,335 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #217 | 1,282 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #215 | 1,225 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #226 | 1,114 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #222 | 1,099 |
| 1955 | — | #226 | 1,007 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #217 | 1,018 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #228 | 884 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #241 | 775 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #249 | 730 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #252 | 656 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #248 | 673 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #275 | 590 |
| 1947 | — | #318 | 464 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #326 | 388 |
| 1945 | — | #310 | 367 | |
| 1944 | — | #320 | 350 | |
| 1943 | — | #346 | 318 | |
| 1942 | — | #377 | 258 | |
| 1941 | — | #365 | 256 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #367 | 241 |
| 1939 | — | #365 | 240 | |
| 1938 | — | #310 | 311 | |
| 1937 | — | #334 | 264 | |
| 1936 | — | #358 | 229 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #332 | 270 |
| 1934 | — | #317 | 294 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #337 | 249 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #316 | 302 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #331 | 275 |
| 1930 | — | #297 | 372 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #288 | 377 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #314 | 322 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #300 | 372 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #319 | 315 |
| 1925 | — | #360 | 269 | |
| 1924 | — | #314 | 334 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #325 | 321 |
| 1922 | — | #355 | 276 | |
| 1921 | — | #390 | 241 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #401 | 216 |
| 1919 | — | #403 | 209 | |
| 1918 | — | #498 | 144 | |
| 1917 | — | #549 | 114 | |
| 1916 | — | #558 | 105 | |
| 1915 | — | #550 | 104 | |
| 1914 | — | #475 | 104 | |
| 1913 | — | #475 | 83 | |
| 1912 | — | #450 | 76 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #408 | 36 | |
| 1908 | — | #374 | 38 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #523 | 19 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #490 | 19 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#23 · 1 in 135
- Texas#26 · 1 in 158
- Nevada#33 · 1 in 153
- California#33 · 1 in 160
- New Mexico#36 · 1 in 149
Best ever in a state: #7 in Arizona, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #23 | 296 | 1 in 135 |
| Texas | #26 | 1,178 | 1 in 158 |
| California | #33 | 1,515 | 1 in 160 |
| Nevada | #33 | 94 | 1 in 153 |
| New Mexico | #36 | 71 | 1 in 149 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 24 | 1 in 176 |
| Colorado | #55 | 128 | 1 in 225 |
| Illinois | #67 | 264 | 1 in 275 |
| Florida | #68 | 320 | 1 in 298 |
| Oregon | #68 | 79 | 1 in 245 |
| New Jersey | #71 | 144 | 1 in 310 |
| North Carolina | #71 | 187 | 1 in 288 |
| New York | #72 | 326 | 1 in 330 |
| Connecticut | #74 | 57 | 1 in 268 |
| Washington | #77 | 121 | 1 in 305 |
| Massachusetts | #79 | 95 | 1 in 327 |
| Oklahoma | #80 | 75 | 1 in 286 |
| Georgia | #86 | 164 | 1 in 360 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 14 | 1 in 303 |
| Kansas | #98 | 43 | 1 in 389 |
| Utah | #106 | 61 | 1 in 377 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 28 | 1 in 370 |
| Virginia | #109 | 88 | 1 in 479 |
| Wisconsin | #111 | 64 | 1 in 448 |
| Idaho | #115 | 22 | 1 in 398 |
| Arkansas | #117 | 35 | 1 in 429 |
| South Carolina | #120 | 41 | 1 in 529 |
| Maryland | #126 | 53 | 1 in 543 |
| Minnesota | #127 | 55 | 1 in 531 |
| Alabama | #128 | 47 | 1 in 514 |
| Indiana | #139 | 68 | 1 in 550 |
| Iowa | #144 | 30 | 1 in 527 |
| Tennessee | #146 | 59 | 1 in 616 |
| Pennsylvania | #148 | 88 | 1 in 706 |
| Wyoming | #153 | 5 | 1 in 414 |
| Mississippi | #202 | 16 | 1 in 931 |
| Michigan | #205 | 48 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Missouri | #206 | 34 | 1 in 984 |
| Louisiana | #217 | 25 | 1 in 1,002 |
| South Dakota | #224 | 5 | 1 in 824 |
| Ohio | #252 | 44 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Kentucky | #256 | 17 | 1 in 1,378 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2000 at #49 (7,662 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1980–2014
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 256 boys born in 2000 were named Luis (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 690 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 25.4% of all boys named Luis (74,334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 111 | #503 (1881) | #576 |
| 1890s | 111 | #480 (1894) | #642 |
| 1900s | 244 | #374 (1908) | #462 |
| 1910s | 1,023 | #403 (1919) | #483 |
| 1920s | 3,043 | #288 (1929) | #337 |
| 1930s | 2,806 | #297 (1930) | #330 |
| 1940s | 3,905 | #248 (1949) | #325 |
| 1950s | 9,790 | #215 (1958) | #229 |
| 1960s | 15,907 | #151 (1969) | #179 |
| 1970s | 23,966 | #102 (1979) | #116 |
| 1980s | 37,447 | #73 (1989) | #84 |
| 1990s | 64,761 | #53 (1998) | #59 |
| 2000s | 74,334 | #49 (2000) | #59 |
| 2010s | 39,079 | #79 (2010) | #104 |
| 2020s | 16,432 | #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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 131,222 of them was named Luis, which outranked 58.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,058Zoelle15
- #8,058Zorah15
- #8,058Zuleima15
- #8,454Luis14
- #8,454Aarianna14
- #8,454Abagayle14
- #8,454Abigayl14
- #8,888Aarika13
- #8,888Abbigal13
- #8,888Abrey13
Tied with 433 names at #8,454; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 323 of them was named Luis, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.