Luther is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Luther is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,464 for boy births in the United States (and #3,101 across all names), given to 122 babies. Luther first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (1,477 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,464 |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,508 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,504 |
| 2022 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,584 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,390 |
| 2020 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,509 |
| 2019 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,517 |
| 2017 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,615 |
| 2016 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,627 |
| 2015 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,570 |
| 2013 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,705 |
| 2012 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,841 |
| 2011 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,819 |
| 2010 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,934 |
| 2009 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,858 |
| 2008 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,770 |
| 2007 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,753 |
| 2006 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,601 |
| 2005 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,475 |
| 2004 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,796 |
| 2003 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,576 |
| 2002 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,465 |
| 2001 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,392 |
| 2000 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,362 |
| 1998 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,171 |
| 1997 | 101 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1996 | 102 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1995 | 105 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1994 | 126 | — | — | #992 |
| 1993 | 147 | — | — | #880 |
| 1992 | 136 | — | — | #910 |
| 1991 | 145 | — | — | #875 |
| 1990 | 176 | — | — | #767 |
| 1989 | 190 | — | — | #718 |
| 1988 | 173 | — | — | #712 |
| 1987 | 155 | — | — | #732 |
| 1986 | 185 | — | — | #659 |
| 1985 | 172 | — | — | #679 |
| 1984 | 181 | — | — | #640 |
| 1983 | 213 | — | — | #579 |
| 1982 | 228 | — | — | #569 |
| 1981 | 231 | — | — | #564 |
| 1980 | 206 | — | — | #610 |
| 1979 | 237 | — | — | #559 |
| 1978 | 220 | — | — | #566 |
| 1977 | 234 | — | — | #544 |
| 1976 | 244 | — | — | #515 |
| 1975 | 236 | — | — | #525 |
| 1974 | 242 | — | — | #511 |
| 1973 | 248 | — | — | #497 |
| 1972 | 293 | — | — | #459 |
| 1971 | 316 | — | — | #459 |
| 1970 | 345 | — | — | #441 |
| 1969 | 340 | — | #8,141 | #433 |
| 1968 | 319 | — | — | #430 |
| 1967 | 290 | — | #7,405 | #447 |
| 1966 | 370 | — | #6,248 | #394 |
| 1965 | 395 | — | — | #395 |
| 1964 | 449 | — | — | #370 |
| 1963 | 443 | — | — | #379 |
| 1962 | 460 | — | — | #376 |
| 1961 | 491 | — | — | #359 |
| 1960 | 528 | — | — | #340 |
| 1959 | 522 | — | — | #339 |
| 1958 | 532 | — | #4,374 | #337 |
| 1957 | 584 | — | — | #316 |
| 1956 | 612 | — | — | #301 |
| 1955 | 702 | — | #5,572 | #270 |
| 1954 | 678 | — | #4,501 | #274 |
| 1953 | 692 | — | #6,178 | #266 |
| 1952 | 747 | — | #5,277 | #251 |
| 1951 | 683 | — | — | #256 |
| 1950 | 768 | — | #4,566 | #237 |
| 1949 | 750 | — | #5,702 | #237 |
| 1948 | 839 | — | #4,078 | #225 |
| 1947 | 826 | — | — | #223 |
| 1946 | 810 | — | — | #211 |
| 1945 | 714 | — | #4,329 | #203 |
| 1944 | 859 | — | #4,342 | #185 |
| 1943 | 848 | — | #5,079 | #190 |
| 1942 | 863 | — | #5,061 | #185 |
| 1941 | 851 | — | #3,430 | #179 |
| 1940 | 833 | — | #3,110 | #177 |
| 1939 | 773 | — | #3,305 | #184 |
| 1938 | 832 | — | #4,719 | #177 |
| 1937 | 871 | — | #3,663 | #169 |
| 1936 | 804 | — | — | #171 |
| 1935 | 844 | — | #2,519 | #169 |
| 1934 | 870 | — | #3,342 | #167 |
| 1933 | 886 | — | #3,285 | #162 |
| 1932 | 973 | — | #2,586 | #157 |
| 1931 | 970 | — | #2,512 | #156 |
| 1930 | 1,125 | — | #2,163 | #148 |
| 1929 | 1,137 | — | #2,066 | #145 |
| 1928 | 1,174 | — | #1,872 | #145 |
| 1927 | 1,278 | — | #1,987 | #139 |
| 1926 | 1,319 | — | #1,754 | #135 |
| 1925 | 1,352 | — | #2,085 | #132 |
| 1924 | 1,413 | — | #2,271 | #127 |
| 1923 | 1,347 | — | #2,543 | #126 |
| 1922 | 1,490 | — | #2,702 | #118 |
| 1921 | 1,464 | — | #3,071 | #123 |
| 1920 | 1,390 | — | #3,021 | #123 |
| 1919 | 1,393 | — | #2,339 | #117 |
| 1918 | 1,424 | — | #3,711 | #119 |
| 1917 | 1,314 | — | #2,993 | #116 |
| 1916 | 1,293 | — | #4,198 | #116 |
| 1915 | 1,205 | — | #3,648 | #115 |
| 1914 | 998 | — | #3,052 | #114 |
| 1913 | 754 | — | #2,697 | #116 |
| 1912 | 664 | — | — | #114 |
| 1911 | 400 | — | #2,361 | #100 |
| 1910 | 383 | — | — | #87 |
| 1909 | 347 | — | — | #87 |
| 1908 | 292 | — | — | #91 |
| 1907 | 285 | — | #2,253 | #91 |
| 1906 | 262 | — | — | #89 |
| 1905 | 308 | — | — | #79 |
| 1904 | 286 | — | — | #82 |
| 1903 | 265 | — | — | #80 |
| 1902 | 266 | — | — | #81 |
| 1901 | 244 | — | — | #79 |
| 1900 | 316 | — | — | #82 |
| 1899 | 248 | — | — | #81 |
| 1898 | 275 | — | — | #76 |
| 1897 | 271 | — | — | #71 |
| 1896 | 265 | — | — | #74 |
| 1895 | 269 | — | — | #73 |
| 1894 | 285 | — | — | #71 |
| 1893 | 271 | — | — | #70 |
| 1892 | 295 | — | — | #70 |
| 1891 | 236 | — | — | #71 |
| 1890 | 253 | — | — | #71 |
| 1889 | 270 | — | — | #72 |
| 1888 | 275 | — | — | #74 |
| 1887 | 267 | — | — | #63 |
| 1886 | 253 | — | — | #71 |
| 1885 | 259 | — | — | #71 |
| 1884 | 273 | — | — | #69 |
| 1883 | 229 | — | — | #69 |
| 1882 | 284 | — | — | #64 |
| 1881 | 249 | — | — | #65 |
| 1880 | 260 | — | — | #64 |