Luther

Boy name

Luther has been given to 67,421 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1922.

Meaning & origin /ˈluːθə/

From German Luther.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

67,421

Peak year

1922 (1,490 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +23%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Luther Burbank

American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926)

Luther Vandross

American R&B singer (1951–2005)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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