Luther
#420 most common boys' name of all time · #916 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#420
Rank overall
#916 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
67,421
Since 2016
1,154
Peak year
1922 #118
Best rank
#63 1887
Girls
Boys
peak 1,490/yr
Luther is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 122 | 122 | #1,459 |
| 2024 | — | 119 | 119 | #1,503 |
| 2023 | — | 118 | 118 | #1,501 |
| 2022 | — | 112 | 112 | #1,574 |
| 2021 | — | 132 | 132 | #1,384 |
| 2020 | — | 112 | 112 | #1,503 |
| 2019 | — | 128 | 128 | #1,386 |
| 2018 | — | 113 | 113 | #1,513 |
| 2017 | — | 99 | 99 | #1,612 |
| 2016 | — | 99 | 99 | #1,618 |
| 2015 | — | 99 | 99 | #1,613 |
| 2014 | — | 101 | 101 | #1,564 |
| 2013 | — | 87 | 87 | #1,695 |
| 2012 | — | 80 | 80 | #1,832 |
| 2011 | — | 79 | 79 | #1,812 |
| 2010 | — | 73 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 2009 | — | 79 | 79 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | — | 85 | 85 | #1,760 |
| 2007 | — | 85 | 85 | #1,741 |
| 2006 | — | 91 | 91 | #1,596 |
| 2005 | — | 99 | 99 | #1,471 |
| 2004 | — | 70 | 70 | #1,786 |
| 2003 | — | 81 | 81 | #1,561 |
| 2002 | — | 87 | 87 | #1,459 |
| 2001 | — | 90 | 90 | #1,391 |
| 2000 | — | 103 | 103 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | — | 88 | 88 | #1,356 |
| 1998 | — | 107 | 107 | #1,170 |
| 1997 | — | 101 | 101 | #1,182 |
| 1996 | — | 102 | 102 | #1,155 |
| 1995 | — | 105 | 105 | #1,107 |
| 1994 | — | 126 | 126 | #988 |
| 1993 | — | 147 | 147 | #880 |
| 1992 | — | 136 | 136 | #906 |
| 1991 | — | 145 | 145 | #875 |
| 1990 | — | 176 | 176 | #766 |
| 1989 | — | 190 | 190 | #715 |
| 1988 | — | 173 | 173 | #711 |
| 1987 | — | 155 | 155 | #732 |
| 1986 | — | 185 | 185 | #659 |
| 1985 | — | 172 | 172 | #678 |
| 1984 | — | 181 | 181 | #638 |
| 1983 | — | 213 | 213 | #578 |
| 1982 | — | 228 | 228 | #567 |
| 1981 | — | 231 | 231 | #562 |
| 1980 | — | 206 | 206 | #608 |
| 1979 | — | 237 | 237 | #558 |
| 1978 | — | 220 | 220 | #565 |
| 1977 | — | 234 | 234 | #543 |
| 1976 | — | 244 | 244 | #513 |
| 1975 | — | 236 | 236 | #524 |
| 1974 | — | 242 | 242 | #509 |
| 1973 | — | 248 | 248 | #497 |
| 1972 | — | 293 | 293 | #458 |
| 1971 | — | 316 | 316 | #457 |
| 1970 | — | 345 | 345 | #440 |
| 1969 | 5 | 335 | 340 | #432 |
| 1968 | — | 319 | 319 | #430 |
| 1967 | 5 | 285 | 290 | #447 |
| 1966 | 6 | 364 | 370 | #394 |
| 1965 | — | 395 | 395 | #394 |
| 1964 | — | 449 | 449 | #369 |
| 1963 | — | 443 | 443 | #379 |
| 1962 | — | 460 | 460 | #376 |
| 1961 | — | 491 | 491 | #359 |
| 1960 | — | 528 | 528 | #338 |
| 1959 | — | 522 | 522 | #339 |
| 1958 | 9 | 523 | 532 | #336 |
| 1957 | — | 584 | 584 | #316 |
| 1956 | — | 612 | 612 | #301 |
| 1955 | 6 | 696 | 702 | #269 |
| 1954 | 8 | 670 | 678 | #273 |
| 1953 | 5 | 687 | 692 | #266 |
| 1952 | 6 | 741 | 747 | #251 |
| 1951 | — | 683 | 683 | #256 |
| 1950 | 7 | 761 | 768 | #237 |
| 1949 | 5 | 745 | 750 | #237 |
| 1948 | 8 | 831 | 839 | #225 |
| 1947 | — | 826 | 826 | #222 |
| 1946 | — | 810 | 810 | #211 |
| 1945 | 6 | 708 | 714 | #203 |
| 1944 | 6 | 853 | 859 | #185 |
| 1943 | 5 | 843 | 848 | #190 |
| 1942 | 5 | 858 | 863 | #185 |
| 1941 | 8 | 843 | 851 | #179 |
| 1940 | 9 | 824 | 833 | #177 |
| 1939 | 8 | 765 | 773 | #184 |
| 1938 | 5 | 827 | 832 | #175 |
| 1937 | 7 | 864 | 871 | #169 |
| 1936 | — | 804 | 804 | #171 |
| 1935 | 12 | 832 | 844 | #169 |
| 1934 | 8 | 862 | 870 | #167 |
| 1933 | 8 | 878 | 886 | #162 |
| 1932 | 12 | 961 | 973 | #157 |
| 1931 | 12 | 958 | 970 | #156 |
| 1930 | 16 | 1,109 | 1,125 | #148 |
| 1929 | 17 | 1,120 | 1,137 | #145 |
| 1928 | 21 | 1,153 | 1,174 | #145 |
| 1927 | 20 | 1,258 | 1,278 | #139 |
| 1926 | 24 | 1,295 | 1,319 | #135 |
| 1925 | 19 | 1,333 | 1,352 | #132 |
| 1924 | 17 | 1,396 | 1,413 | #127 |
| 1923 | 14 | 1,333 | 1,347 | #126 |
| 1922 | 13 | 1,477 | 1,490 | #118 |
| 1921 | 11 | 1,453 | 1,464 | #123 |
| 1920 | 11 | 1,379 | 1,390 | #123 |
| 1919 | 15 | 1,378 | 1,393 | #117 |
| 1918 | 8 | 1,416 | 1,424 | #118 |
| 1917 | 10 | 1,304 | 1,314 | #116 |
| 1916 | 6 | 1,287 | 1,293 | #116 |
| 1915 | 7 | 1,198 | 1,205 | #115 |
| 1914 | 7 | 991 | 998 | #114 |
| 1913 | 7 | 747 | 754 | #116 |
| 1912 | — | 664 | 664 | #114 |
| 1911 | 6 | 394 | 400 | #100 |
| 1910 | — | 383 | 383 | #87 |
| 1909 | — | 347 | 347 | #87 |
| 1908 | — | 292 | 292 | #91 |
| 1907 | 5 | 280 | 285 | #91 |
| 1906 | — | 262 | 262 | #89 |
| 1905 | — | 308 | 308 | #79 |
| 1904 | — | 286 | 286 | #82 |
| 1903 | — | 265 | 265 | #80 |
| 1902 | — | 266 | 266 | #81 |
| 1901 | — | 244 | 244 | #79 |
| 1900 | — | 316 | 316 | #82 |
| 1899 | — | 248 | 248 | #81 |
| 1898 | — | 275 | 275 | #76 |
| 1897 | — | 271 | 271 | #71 |
| 1896 | — | 265 | 265 | #74 |
| 1895 | — | 269 | 269 | #73 |
| 1894 | — | 285 | 285 | #71 |
| 1893 | — | 271 | 271 | #70 |
| 1892 | — | 295 | 295 | #70 |
| 1891 | — | 236 | 236 | #71 |
| 1890 | — | 253 | 253 | #71 |
| 1889 | — | 270 | 270 | #72 |
| 1888 | — | 275 | 275 | #74 |
| 1887 | — | 267 | 267 | #63 |
| 1886 | — | 253 | 253 | #71 |
| 1885 | — | 259 | 259 | #70 |
| 1884 | — | 273 | 273 | #69 |
| 1883 | — | 229 | 229 | #69 |
| 1882 | — | 284 | 284 | #64 |
| 1881 | — | 249 | 249 | #65 |
| 1880 | — | 260 | 260 | #64 |