Is Luther a boy or girl name?
Luther is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 119 boys were named Luther, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 67,297 US babies named Luther were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,499
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Luther since 1880
- 67,297
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 1,490 babies
Boys and girls named Luther, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,619 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,668 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 2,866 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1910s | 9,762 | 66 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 13,197 | 167 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 8,860 | 88 | 1% |
| 1940s | 8,139 | 52 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 6,480 | 41 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 4,069 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 2,615 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,934 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,233 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 869 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 958 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 593 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 119 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 118 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 112 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 112 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 128 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 113 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 99 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 80 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 79 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 73 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 78 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 91 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 99 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 87 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 90 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 103 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 107 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 126 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 147 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 136 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 145 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 176 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 190 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 173 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 155 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 185 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 172 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 181 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 213 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 228 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 231 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 206 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 237 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 220 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 234 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 244 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 236 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 242 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 248 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 293 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 316 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 345 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 335 | #433 | 5 | #8,141 |
| 1968 | 319 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 285 | #447 | 5 | #7,404 |
| 1966 | 364 | #394 | 6 | #6,247 |
| 1965 | 395 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 449 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 443 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 460 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 491 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 528 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 522 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 523 | #337 | 9 | #4,374 |
| 1957 | 584 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 612 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 696 | #270 | 6 | #5,572 |
| 1954 | 670 | #274 | 8 | #4,500 |
| 1953 | 687 | #266 | 5 | #6,179 |
| 1952 | 741 | #251 | 6 | #5,277 |
| 1951 | 683 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 762 | #237 | 7 | #4,566 |
| 1949 | 744 | #238 | 5 | #5,703 |
| 1948 | 831 | #225 | 8 | #4,077 |
| 1947 | 826 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 809 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 708 | #203 | 6 | #4,329 |
| 1944 | 853 | #185 | 6 | #4,342 |
| 1943 | 843 | #190 | 5 | #5,079 |
| 1942 | 858 | #185 | 5 | #5,060 |
| 1941 | 843 | #179 | 8 | #3,430 |
| 1940 | 824 | #177 | 9 | #3,110 |
| 1939 | 765 | #184 | 8 | #3,305 |
| 1938 | 828 | #175 | 5 | #4,719 |
| 1937 | 863 | #169 | 7 | #3,663 |
| 1936 | 804 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 832 | #169 | 12 | #2,519 |
| 1934 | 862 | #167 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1933 | 878 | #162 | 8 | #3,285 |
| 1932 | 961 | #157 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1931 | 958 | #156 | 12 | #2,512 |
| 1930 | 1,109 | #148 | 16 | #2,163 |
| 1929 | 1,120 | #145 | 17 | #2,066 |
| 1928 | 1,153 | #145 | 21 | #1,871 |
| 1927 | 1,258 | #139 | 20 | #1,987 |
| 1926 | 1,295 | #135 | 24 | #1,754 |
| 1925 | 1,333 | #132 | 19 | #2,085 |
| 1924 | 1,396 | #127 | 17 | #2,271 |
| 1923 | 1,333 | #126 | 14 | #2,543 |
| 1922 | 1,477 | #118 | 13 | #2,702 |
| 1921 | 1,453 | #123 | 11 | #3,071 |
| 1920 | 1,379 | #123 | 11 | #3,021 |
| 1919 | 1,378 | #117 | 15 | #2,339 |
| 1918 | 1,416 | #119 | 8 | #3,711 |
| 1917 | 1,304 | #116 | 10 | #2,993 |
| 1916 | 1,287 | #116 | 6 | #4,198 |
| 1915 | 1,198 | #115 | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1914 | 991 | #114 | 7 | #3,052 |
| 1913 | 747 | #116 | 7 | #2,697 |
| 1912 | 664 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 394 | #100 | 6 | #2,361 |
| 1910 | 383 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 347 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 292 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 280 | #91 | 5 | #2,253 |
| 1906 | 262 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 308 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 286 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 265 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 266 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 244 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 316 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 248 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 275 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 271 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 265 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 269 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 285 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 271 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 295 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 236 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 253 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 270 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 275 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 267 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 253 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 259 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 273 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 229 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 284 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 249 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 260 | #64 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Luther reached #63 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #1,754 in 1926. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.