Luther
Last seen for girls in 1969 at #7,471 · #1,459 for boys in 2025, 122 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 267 births
- Debut · boys
- 260 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 66,986since 1880
Luther 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 | — | #1,459 | 122 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,503 | 119 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,501 | 118 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,574 | 112 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,383 | 132 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,503 | 112 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,386 | 128 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,513 | 113 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,612 | 99 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,618 | 99 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,613 | 99 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,564 | 101 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,695 | 87 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,832 | 80 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,812 | 79 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,924 | 73 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,852 | 79 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,760 | 85 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,741 | 85 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,596 | 91 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,471 | 99 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,785 | 70 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,561 | 81 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,459 | 87 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,390 | 90 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,267 | 103 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,356 | 88 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,170 | 107 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,182 | 101 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,155 | 102 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,107 | 105 | |
| 1994 | — | #988 | 126 | |
| 1993 | — | #880 | 147 | |
| 1992 | — | #906 | 136 | |
| 1991 | — | #874 | 145 | |
| 1990 | — | #766 | 176 | |
| 1989 | — | #715 | 190 | |
| 1988 | — | #711 | 173 | |
| 1987 | — | #732 | 155 | |
| 1986 | — | #659 | 185 | |
| 1985 | — | #678 | 172 | |
| 1984 | — | #638 | 181 | |
| 1983 | — | #578 | 213 | |
| 1982 | — | #567 | 228 | |
| 1981 | — | #562 | 231 | |
| 1980 | — | #608 | 206 | |
| 1979 | — | #558 | 237 | |
| 1978 | — | #565 | 220 | |
| 1977 | — | #543 | 234 | |
| 1976 | — | #513 | 244 | |
| 1975 | — | #524 | 236 | |
| 1974 | — | #509 | 242 | |
| 1973 | — | #497 | 248 | |
| 1972 | — | #458 | 293 | |
| 1971 | — | #457 | 316 | |
| 1970 | — | #440 | 345 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #432 | 335 |
| 1968 | — | #430 | 319 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #447 | 285 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #394 | 364 |
| 1965 | — | #394 | 395 | |
| 1964 | — | #369 | 449 | |
| 1963 | — | #379 | 443 | |
| 1962 | — | #376 | 460 | |
| 1961 | — | #359 | 491 | |
| 1960 | — | #338 | 528 | |
| 1959 | — | #339 | 522 | |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #336 | 523 |
| 1957 | — | #316 | 584 | |
| 1956 | — | #301 | 612 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #269 | 696 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #273 | 670 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #266 | 687 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #251 | 741 |
| 1951 | — | #256 | 683 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #237 | 761 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #237 | 745 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #225 | 831 |
| 1947 | — | #222 | 826 | |
| 1946 | — | #211 | 810 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #203 | 708 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #185 | 853 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #190 | 843 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #185 | 858 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #179 | 843 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #177 | 824 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #184 | 765 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #175 | 827 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #169 | 864 |
| 1936 | — | #171 | 804 | |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #169 | 832 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #167 | 862 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #162 | 878 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #157 | 961 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #156 | 958 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #148 | 1,109 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #145 | 1,120 |
| 1928 | #1,837 | 21 | #145 | 1,153 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #139 | 1,258 |
| 1926 | #1,721 | 24 | #135 | 1,295 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #132 | 1,333 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | #127 | 1,396 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #126 | 1,333 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #118 | 1,477 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #123 | 1,453 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #123 | 1,379 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #117 | 1,378 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #118 | 1,416 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #116 | 1,304 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #116 | 1,287 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #115 | 1,198 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #114 | 991 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #116 | 747 |
| 1912 | — | #114 | 664 | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #100 | 394 |
| 1910 | — | #87 | 383 | |
| 1909 | — | #86 | 347 | |
| 1908 | — | #91 | 292 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #91 | 280 |
| 1906 | — | #89 | 262 | |
| 1905 | — | #79 | 308 | |
| 1904 | — | #82 | 286 | |
| 1903 | — | #80 | 265 | |
| 1902 | — | #81 | 266 | |
| 1901 | — | #79 | 244 | |
| 1900 | — | #82 | 316 | |
| 1899 | — | #81 | 248 | |
| 1898 | — | #76 | 275 | |
| 1897 | — | #71 | 271 | |
| 1896 | — | #74 | 265 | |
| 1895 | — | #73 | 269 | |
| 1894 | — | #71 | 285 | |
| 1893 | — | #70 | 271 | |
| 1892 | — | #70 | 295 | |
| 1891 | — | #71 | 236 | |
| 1890 | — | #71 | 253 | |
| 1889 | — | #71 | 270 | |
| 1888 | — | #74 | 275 | |
| 1887 | — | #63 | 267 | |
| 1886 | — | #71 | 253 | |
| 1885 | — | #70 | 259 | |
| 1884 | — | #69 | 273 | |
| 1883 | — | #69 | 229 | |
| 1882 | — | #64 | 284 | |
| 1881 | — | #65 | 249 | |
| 1880 | — | #64 | 260 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Luther was already there! It came in at #64, and was given to 260 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1999–2017, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.
Where Luther is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#33 · 1 in 165
- North Carolina#41 · 1 in 220
- Mississippi#42 · 1 in 228
- Tennessee#43 · 1 in 208
- Alabama#50 · 1 in 258
Best ever in a state: #33 in South Carolina, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #33 | 117 | 1 in 165 |
| North Carolina | #41 | 133 | 1 in 220 |
| Mississippi | #42 | 78 | 1 in 228 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 105 | 1 in 208 |
| Alabama | #50 | 89 | 1 in 258 |
| Virginia | #58 | 74 | 1 in 298 |
| Arkansas | #59 | 60 | 1 in 270 |
| Georgia | #63 | 96 | 1 in 305 |
| West Virginia | #63 | 46 | 1 in 305 |
| Kentucky | #64 | 69 | 1 in 334 |
| Florida | #80 | 22 | 1 in 400 |
| Texas | #80 | 118 | 1 in 360 |
| Louisiana | #87 | 43 | 1 in 400 |
| Oklahoma | #89 | 50 | 1 in 393 |
| Missouri | #110 | 42 | 1 in 637 |
| Maryland | #123 | 13 | 1 in 905 |
| Pennsylvania | #128 | 81 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Indiana | #129 | 27 | 1 in 866 |
| Kansas | #149 | 16 | 1 in 921 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 11 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Ohio | #189 | 27 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Illinois | #248 | 20 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Iowa | #258 | 8 | 1 in 2,526 |
| California | #308 | 7 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Minnesota | #324 | 6 | 1 in 3,395 |
| Wisconsin | #339 | 5 | 1 in 4,443 |
| Michigan | #378 | 6 | 1 in 5,463 |
| New York | #505 | 7 | 1 in 12,827 |
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| 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 Luther
- 44 spots since 2024 (#1,503 → #1,459)
- 44 spots since 2020 (#1,503 → #1,459)
- 154 spots since 2015 (#1,613 → #1,459)
- Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1981 (#608 → #562)
- Biggest drop: 119 spots in 1995 (#988 → #1,107)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #63 (267 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 107 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1880–1911
- Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1880–1994
- Highest: 1 in 380 boys born in 1887 were named Luther (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,001 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.7% of all boys named Luther (13,197) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,619 | #63 (1887) | #68 |
| 1890s | 2,668 | #70 (1892) | #73 |
| 1900s | 2,866 | #79 (1905) | #84 |
| 1910s | 9,762 | #87 (1910) | #111 |
| 1920s | 13,197 | #118 (1922) | #131 |
| 1930s | 8,860 | #148 (1930) | #166 |
| 1940s | 8,141 | #177 (1940) | #201 |
| 1950s | 6,479 | #237 (1950) | #284 |
| 1960s | 4,069 | #338 (1960) | #392 |
| 1970s | 2,615 | #440 (1970) | #506 |
| 1980s | 1,934 | #562 (1981) | #645 |
| 1990s | 1,233 | #766 (1990) | #1,038 |
| 2000s | 870 | #1,267 (2000) | #1,588 |
| 2010s | 958 | #1,386 (2019) | #1,657 |
| 2020s | 715 | #1,383 (2021) | #1,487 |
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.
Luther in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 144,704 of them was named Luther, which outranked 37.1% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,244Zara9
- #3,244Zennie9
- #3,244Zilphia9
- #3,512Luther8
- #3,512Adalyn8
- #3,512Akiko8
- #3,512Alaine8
- #3,869Aaron7
- #3,869Adrianna7
- #3,869Aileene7
Tied with 356 names at #3,512; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 716 of them was named Luther, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).