Is Luis a boy or girl name?
Luis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,778 boys were named Luis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 291,974 US babies named Luis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #130
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Luis since 1880
- 291,974
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 8,066 babies
Boys and girls named Luis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,023 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,043 | 39 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 2,806 | 25 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 3,905 | 23 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 9,791 | 75 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 15,904 | 132 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 23,967 | 241 | 1% |
| 1980s | 37,446 | 386 | 1% |
| 1990s | 64,751 | 362 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 74,330 | 194 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 39,070 | 38 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 13,938 | 19 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,778 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,767 | #134 | 7 | #12,914 |
| 2022 | 2,952 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,740 | #137 | 7 | #12,970 |
| 2020 | 2,701 | #137 | 5 | #16,554 |
| 2019 | 3,195 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3,099 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3,384 | #117 | 5 | #17,396 |
| 2016 | 3,555 | #113 | 6 | #15,469 |
| 2015 | 3,733 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3,904 | #99 | 6 | #15,776 |
| 2013 | 4,007 | #97 | 5 | #18,199 |
| 2012 | 4,373 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4,693 | #88 | 10 | #10,867 |
| 2010 | 5,127 | #79 | 6 | #16,167 |
| 2009 | 6,144 | #69 | 14 | #8,716 |
| 2008 | 7,134 | #64 | 12 | #9,847 |
| 2007 | 8,054 | #60 | 12 | #9,918 |
| 2006 | 7,921 | #62 | 15 | #8,086 |
| 2005 | 7,468 | #59 | 12 | #9,208 |
| 2004 | 7,495 | #57 | 17 | #6,968 |
| 2003 | 7,585 | #60 | 19 | #6,208 |
| 2002 | 7,378 | #57 | 30 | #4,238 |
| 2001 | 7,489 | #52 | 32 | #3,993 |
| 2000 | 7,662 | #49 | 31 | #4,039 |
| 1999 | 7,212 | #55 | 32 | #3,757 |
| 1998 | 7,201 | #53 | 24 | #4,572 |
| 1997 | 7,129 | #53 | 18 | #5,534 |
| 1996 | 6,407 | #57 | 29 | #3,785 |
| 1995 | 6,174 | #59 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 1994 | 6,361 | #57 | 38 | #3,071 |
| 1993 | 6,412 | #58 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 1992 | 6,165 | #64 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 1991 | 5,895 | #66 | 53 | #2,406 |
| 1990 | 5,795 | #66 | 48 | #2,504 |
| 1989 | 4,852 | #73 | 40 | #2,791 |
| 1988 | 4,331 | #75 | 40 | #2,681 |
| 1987 | 3,920 | #82 | 37 | #2,693 |
| 1986 | 4,027 | #79 | 51 | #2,096 |
| 1985 | 3,705 | #85 | 32 | #2,904 |
| 1984 | 3,263 | #88 | 37 | #2,546 |
| 1983 | 3,322 | #88 | 33 | #2,703 |
| 1982 | 3,324 | #90 | 41 | #2,401 |
| 1981 | 3,343 | #91 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 1980 | 3,359 | #88 | 37 | #2,568 |
| 1979 | 2,752 | #102 | 42 | #2,288 |
| 1978 | 2,399 | #109 | 24 | #3,245 |
| 1977 | 2,494 | #108 | 28 | #2,880 |
| 1976 | 2,389 | #110 | 22 | #3,241 |
| 1975 | 2,421 | #107 | 26 | #2,855 |
| 1974 | 2,451 | #106 | 27 | #2,727 |
| 1973 | 2,273 | #114 | 17 | #3,728 |
| 1972 | 2,278 | #124 | 17 | #3,648 |
| 1971 | 2,226 | #138 | 19 | #3,445 |
| 1970 | 2,284 | #145 | 19 | #3,377 |
| 1969 | 1,987 | #151 | 21 | #2,966 |
| 1968 | 1,778 | #152 | 17 | #3,251 |
| 1967 | 1,739 | #156 | 18 | #3,021 |
| 1966 | 1,659 | #165 | 19 | #2,901 |
| 1965 | 1,525 | #174 | 10 | #4,376 |
| 1964 | 1,568 | #175 | 16 | #3,319 |
| 1963 | 1,454 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,455 | #204 | 10 | #4,421 |
| 1961 | 1,407 | #204 | 9 | #4,744 |
| 1960 | 1,332 | #209 | 12 | #3,828 |
| 1959 | 1,283 | #217 | 11 | #3,942 |
| 1958 | 1,224 | #215 | 13 | #3,479 |
| 1957 | 1,115 | #226 | 10 | #4,089 |
| 1956 | 1,099 | #222 | 7 | #5,106 |
| 1955 | 1,007 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,018 | #217 | 8 | #4,498 |
| 1953 | 883 | #228 | 5 | #6,172 |
| 1952 | 776 | #241 | 7 | #4,747 |
| 1951 | 730 | #249 | 8 | #4,233 |
| 1950 | 656 | #252 | 6 | #5,057 |
| 1949 | 673 | #248 | 6 | #5,016 |
| 1948 | 590 | #275 | 6 | #5,020 |
| 1947 | 464 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 388 | #327 | 5 | #5,392 |
| 1945 | 367 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 349 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 319 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 258 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 256 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 241 | #367 | 6 | #4,149 |
| 1939 | 240 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 311 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 264 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 229 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 270 | #333 | 6 | #4,034 |
| 1934 | 294 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 249 | #337 | 6 | #4,029 |
| 1932 | 302 | #316 | 5 | #4,820 |
| 1931 | 275 | #331 | 8 | #3,381 |
| 1930 | 372 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 377 | #289 | 5 | #4,997 |
| 1928 | 322 | #314 | 6 | #4,511 |
| 1927 | 372 | #300 | 10 | #3,194 |
| 1926 | 315 | #319 | 5 | #5,322 |
| 1925 | 269 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 334 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 321 | #325 | 7 | #4,208 |
| 1922 | 276 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 241 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 216 | #401 | 6 | #4,717 |
| 1919 | 209 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 144 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 114 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 105 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 104 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 104 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 83 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 76 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 45 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 39 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 36 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 38 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 31 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 25 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 19 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 16 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 13 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 12 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #548 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Luis reached #49 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #2,096 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Luis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.