NameTides

Luther

Luther was the #1,459 boys' name in the US in 2025 (122 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,500 in Canada.

Luther as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Luther as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Luther as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,459 (122)#2,133 (11)#1,500 (15)
2024#1,503 (119)#1,595 (16)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,501 (118)#1,175 (24)#1,496 (13)
2022#1,574 (112)#1,224 (22)#2,229 (7)
2021#1,383 (132)#1,290 (20)#1,560 (12)
2020#1,503 (112)#1,111 (24)#1,382 (14)
2019#1,386 (128)#1,869 (12)#1,448 (13)
2018#1,513 (113)#1,324 (19)#1,983 (8)
2017#1,612 (99)#1,289 (20)#2,439 (6)
2016#1,618 (99)#1,123 (25)#1,988 (8)
2015#1,613 (99)#1,327 (19)#2,139 (7)
2014#1,564 (101)#1,223 (21)#2,667 (5)
2013#1,695 (87)#1,247 (20)—
2012#1,832 (80)#1,756 (13)#1,781 (9)
2011#1,812 (79)#2,613 (7)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1887 at #63.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Luther is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Luther by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Luther (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LutherCanadaBoys#1,50015
LutherEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
LutherNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LutherUSGirls—too few
LutherUSBoys#1,459122