Luther

Given to 67,421 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1459

recorded as boys

44 since 2024

Babies in 2025

122

boys 122

Peak year

1887

267 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

67,421

since 1880

Born a Luther? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Luther was most popular in 1887, when 267 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 122 babies were named Luther, ranking #1459 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	122	1459
2024	<5	—	119	1503
2023	<5	—	118	1501
2022	<5	—	112	1574
2021	<5	—	132	1383
2020	<5	—	112	1503
2019	<5	—	128	1386
2018	<5	—	113	1513
2017	<5	—	99	1612
2016	<5	—	99	1618
2015	<5	—	99	1613
2014	<5	—	101	1564
2013	<5	—	87	1695
2012	<5	—	80	1832
2011	<5	—	79	1812
2010	<5	—	73	1924
2009	<5	—	79	1852
2008	<5	—	85	1760
2007	<5	—	85	1741
2006	<5	—	91	1596
2005	<5	—	99	1471
2004	<5	—	70	1785
2003	<5	—	81	1561
2002	<5	—	87	1459
2001	<5	—	90	1390
2000	<5	—	103	1267
1999	<5	—	88	1356
1998	<5	—	107	1170
1997	<5	—	101	1182
1996	<5	—	102	1155
1995	<5	—	105	1107
1994	<5	—	126	988
1993	<5	—	147	880
1992	<5	—	136	906
1991	<5	—	145	874
1990	<5	—	176	766
1989	<5	—	190	715
1988	<5	—	173	711
1987	<5	—	155	732
1986	<5	—	185	659
1985	<5	—	172	678
1984	<5	—	181	638
1983	<5	—	213	578
1982	<5	—	228	567
1981	<5	—	231	562
1980	<5	—	206	608
1979	<5	—	237	558
1978	<5	—	220	565
1977	<5	—	234	543
1976	<5	—	244	513
1975	<5	—	236	524
1974	<5	—	242	509
1973	<5	—	248	497
1972	<5	—	293	458
1971	<5	—	316	457
1970	<5	—	345	440
1969	5	7471	335	432
1968	<5	—	319	430
1967	5	6804	285	447
1966	6	5809	364	394
1965	<5	—	395	394
1964	<5	—	449	369
1963	<5	—	443	379
1962	<5	—	460	376
1961	<5	—	491	359
1960	<5	—	528	338
1959	<5	—	522	339
1958	9	4193	523	336
1957	<5	—	584	316
1956	<5	—	612	301
1955	6	5208	696	269
1954	8	4278	670	273
1953	5	5673	687	266
1952	6	4908	741	251
1951	<5	—	683	256
1950	7	4315	761	237
1949	5	5244	745	237
1948	8	3883	831	225
1947	<5	—	826	222
1946	<5	—	810	211
1945	6	4025	708	203
1944	6	4054	853	185
1943	5	4691	843	190
1942	5	4622	858	185
1941	8	3252	843	179
1940	9	2963	824	177
1939	8	3145	765	184
1938	5	4342	827	175
1937	7	3434	864	169
1936	<5	—	804	171
1935	12	2439	832	169
1934	8	3159	862	167
1933	8	3109	878	162
1932	12	2490	961	157
1931	12	2427	958	156
1930	16	2110	1,109	148
1929	17	2011	1,120	145
1928	21	1837	1,153	145
1927	20	1935	1,258	139
1926	24	1721	1,295	135
1925	19	2018	1,333	132
1924	17	2212	1,396	127
1923	14	2465	1,333	126
1922	13	2612	1,477	118
1921	11	2941	1,453	123
1920	11	2899	1,379	123
1919	15	2264	1,378	117
1918	8	3512	1,416	118
1917	10	2879	1,304	116
1916	6	3919	1,287	116
1915	7	3434	1,198	115
1914	7	2876	991	114
1913	7	2540	747	116
1912	<5	—	664	114
1911	6	2191	394	100
1910	<5	—	383	87
1909	<5	—	347	86
1908	<5	—	292	91
1907	5	2061	280	91
1906	<5	—	262	89
1905	<5	—	308	79
1904	<5	—	286	82
1903	<5	—	265	80
1902	<5	—	266	81
1901	<5	—	244	79
1900	<5	—	316	82
1899	<5	—	248	81
1898	<5	—	275	76
1897	<5	—	271	71
1896	<5	—	265	74
1895	<5	—	269	73
1894	<5	—	285	71
1893	<5	—	271	70
1892	<5	—	295	70
1891	<5	—	236	71
1890	<5	—	253	71
1889	<5	—	270	71
1888	<5	—	275	74
1887	<5	—	267	63
1886	<5	—	253	71
1885	<5	—	259	70
1884	<5	—	273	69
1883	<5	—	229	69
1882	<5	—	284	64
1881	<5	—	249	65
1880	<5	—	260	64