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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#348 · 1 in 2,809
- Kentucky#354 · 1 in 4,723
- Mississippi#412 · 1 in 3,277
- Tennessee#420 · 1 in 4,836
- Georgia#437 · 1 in 4,245
Best ever in a state: #33 in South Carolina, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #348 | 8 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Kentucky | #354 | 5 | 1 in 4,723 |
| Mississippi | #412 | 5 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Tennessee | #420 | 7 | 1 in 4,836 |
| Georgia | #437 | 11 | 1 in 4,245 |
| Wisconsin | #443 | 5 | 1 in 6,480 |
| Virginia | #464 | 7 | 1 in 5,733 |
| Ohio | #484 | 10 | 1 in 7,692 |
| North Carolina | #566 | 6 | 1 in 7,252 |
| Florida | #582 | 12 | 1 in 7,039 |
| Louisiana | #618 | 5 | 1 in 6,316 |
| Michigan | #637 | 6 | 1 in 10,778 |
| Illinois | #648 | 9 | 1 in 9,272 |
| Texas | #690 | 16 | 1 in 9,007 |
| Pennsylvania | #733 | 5 | 1 in 15,824 |
| California | #1,415 | 8 | 1 in 31,530 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #63 (267 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 107 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1880–1911
- Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 380
- Highest: 1 in 380 boys born in 1887 were named Luther (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,001 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 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 1988
boys
#711
173 births · 1 in 11,065 boys
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 11,065 of them was named Luther, which outranked 91.6% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Luther
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.