Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Luther

#420 most common boys' name of all time · #916 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · 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
18801900192019401960198020002020

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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
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