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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #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 2014

  • 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: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 918 boysNHWashington: #115 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 427 boysWAIdaho: #157 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 521 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #289 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,334 boysMNIllinois: #117 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 481 boysILWisconsin: #229 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 979 boysWIMichigan: #280 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,396 boysMINew York: #119 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 555 boysNYMassachusetts: #112 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 483 boysMARhode Island: #84 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 241 boysRIOregon: #130 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 459 boysORNevada: #93 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 346 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #254 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 841 boysSDIowa: #212 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 830 boysIAIndiana: #168 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 682 boysINOhio: #364 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,079 boysOHPennsylvania: #196 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 868 boysPANew Jersey: #102 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 456 boysNJConnecticut: #96 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 357 boysCTCalifornia: #55 for boys · 902 births · 1 in 256 boysCAUtah: #257 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,025 boysUTColorado: #89 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 337 boysCONebraska: #227 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 798 boysNEMissouri: #330 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,618 boysMOKentucky: #319 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,591 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #165 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 730 boysVAMaryland: #214 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 973 boysMDDelaware: #127 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 452 boysDEArizona: #46 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 217 boysAZNew Mexico: #78 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 275 boysNMKansas: #114 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 427 boysKSArkansas: #264 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,043 boysARTennessee: #208 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 907 boysTNNorth Carolina: #140 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 601 boysNCSouth Carolina: #293 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,341 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #129 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 421 boysDCOklahoma: #181 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 688 boysOKLouisiana: #266 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,146 boysLAMississippi: #239 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,060 boysMSAlabama: #215 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 889 boysALGeorgia: #127 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 524 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Luis, so not publishedHITexas: #41 for boys · 908 births · 1 in 205 boysTXFlorida: #87 for boys · 257 births · 1 in 374 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#41 · 1 in 205
  2. Arizona#46 · 1 in 217
  3. California#55 · 1 in 256
  4. New Mexico#78 · 1 in 275
  5. Rhode Island#84 · 1 in 241

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#419081 in 205
Arizona#461731 in 217
California#559021 in 256
New Mexico#78331 in 275
Rhode Island#84161 in 241
Florida#872571 in 374
Colorado#89811 in 337
Nevada#93391 in 346
Connecticut#96411 in 357
New Jersey#102921 in 456
Massachusetts#112621 in 483
Kansas#114371 in 427
Washington#115851 in 427
Illinois#1171381 in 481
New York#1191851 in 555
Delaware#12781 in 452
Georgia#1271051 in 524
District of Columbia#129101 in 421
Oregon#130401 in 459
North Carolina#140861 in 601
Idaho#157161 in 521
Virginia#165581 in 730
Indiana#168531 in 682
Oklahoma#181301 in 688
Pennsylvania#196701 in 868
Tennessee#208401 in 907
New Hampshire#21051 in 918
Iowa#212191 in 830
Maryland#214291 in 973
Alabama#215261 in 889
Nebraska#227131 in 798
Wisconsin#229281 in 979
Mississippi#239131 in 1,060
South Dakota#25451 in 841
Utah#257211 in 1,025
Arkansas#264141 in 1,043
Louisiana#266221 in 1,146
Michigan#280351 in 1,396
Minnesota#289211 in 1,334
South Carolina#293161 in 1,341
Kentucky#319141 in 1,591
Missouri#330201 in 1,618
Ohio#364291 in 2,079
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
North 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 2014

girls
#14,558
6 births · 1 in 297,726 girls
boys
#99
3,905 births · 1 in 492 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #14,558Luis6

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #99Luis3,905
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 297,726 of them was named Luis, which outranked 24.3% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #13,069Zyian7
  2. #13,069Zynia7
  3. #13,069Zyonnah7
  4. #14,558Luis6
  5. #14,558Aalaiyah6
  6. #14,558Aalana6
  7. #14,558Aalanah6
  8. #16,513Aabriella5
  9. #16,513Aadrika5
  10. #16,513Aaiza5

Tied with 1,954 names at #14,558; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 492 of them was named Luis, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luis
  1. #96Justin4,033
  2. #97Leo3,976
  3. #98Tristan3,927
  4. #99Luis3,905
  5. #100Juan3,903
  6. #101Camden3,895
  7. #102Damian3,882
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →