Luis Name Popularity

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How popular is Luis?

Ranking 126th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Luis is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #49 in 2000.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 8,051 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Luis was 8 in 1897.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Luis occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1905-1908, 1909-1914, 1915-1923, 1942-1949, 1950-1954, 1955-1960, 1965-1970, 1976-1980, 1983-1990, and 1994-1997, whereas 2008-2013, and 2014-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Luis be?

Luis's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Luis lately has dropped.

The name Luis is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Luis (Girl)		Luis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	3,084	126
2017		5	17,335	3,382	117
2016		6	15,439	3,554	113
2015		< 5	--	3,732	108
2014		6	15,749	3,899	100
2013		5	18,174	4,002	97
2012		< 5	--	4,368	90
2011		10	10,856	4,690	88
2010		6	16,145	5,127	79
2009		14	8,710	6,138	69
2008		12	9,839	7,133	64
2007		12	9,912	8,051	60
2006		15	8,082	7,921	62
2005		12	9,201	7,463	59
2004		17	6,964	7,493	57
2003		19	6,205	7,580	60
2002		29	4,341	7,376	57
2001		32	3,993	7,488	52
2000		31	4,036	7,661	49
1999		32	3,756	7,210	55
1998		24	4,570	7,199	53
1997		18	5,532	7,128	53
1996		29	3,783	6,406	57
1995		30	3,631	6,172	59
1994		38	3,072	6,360	57
1993		43	2,797	6,407	58
1992		47	2,634	6,163	64
1991		53	2,406	5,892	66
1990		48	2,503	5,793	66
1989		40	2,791	4,849	73
1988		40	2,680	4,326	75
1987		37	2,692	3,917	82
1986		51	2,096	4,025	79
1985		32	2,904	3,704	85
1984		37	2,546	3,261	88
1983		33	2,702	3,319	88
1982		41	2,399	3,328	90
1981		38	2,514	3,342	91
1980		37	2,567	3,358	88
1979		42	2,288	2,755	102
1978		24	3,245	2,398	110
1977		28	2,879	2,497	108
1976		22	3,239	2,388	110
1975		26	2,855	2,421	107
1974		27	2,727	2,453	106
1973		17	3,727	2,272	115
1972		17	3,646	2,279	124
1971		19	3,444	2,229	138
1970		19	3,377	2,284	145
1969		21	2,966	1,985	152
1968		17	3,252	1,780	152
1967		18	3,022	1,743	156
1966		19	2,901	1,659	165
1965		10	4,377	1,527	174
1964		16	3,316	1,566	175
1963		< 5	--	1,454	202
1962		10	4,415	1,454	204
1961		9	4,741	1,407	204
1960		12	3,831	1,336	209
1959		11	3,943	1,280	217
1958		13	3,476	1,222	215
1957		10	4,090	1,117	226
1956		7	5,103	1,095	223
1955		< 5	--	1,004	226
1954		8	4,495	1,018	217
1953		5	6,171	884	228
1952		7	4,747	774	241
1951		8	4,234	729	249
1950		6	5,056	657	252
1949		6	5,016	673	248
1948		6	5,022	590	275
1947		< 5	--	462	318
1946		5	5,391	388	327
1945		< 5	--	366	313
1944		< 5	--	349	321
1943		< 5	--	319	346
1942		< 5	--	258	378
1941		< 5	--	256	366
1940		6	4,147	242	367
1939		< 5	--	241	365
1938		< 5	--	311	310
1937		< 5	--	264	335
1936		< 5	--	229	358
1935		6	4,033	270	332
1934		< 5	--	294	317
1933		6	4,030	249	337
1932		5	4,821	302	316
1931		8	3,381	274	331
1930		< 5	--	372	297
1929		5	4,994	377	289
1928		6	4,511	322	314
1927		10	3,194	372	301
1926		5	5,321	315	319
1925		< 5	--	269	360
1924		< 5	--	334	314
1923		7	4,208	321	325
1922		< 5	--	276	356
1921		< 5	--	241	390
1920		6	4,717	216	401
1919		< 5	--	209	403
1918		< 5	--	144	499
1917		< 5	--	114	550
1916		< 5	--	105	559
1915		< 5	--	104	553
1914		< 5	--	104	476
1913		< 5	--	83	480
1912		< 5	--	76	453
1911		< 5	--	45	435
1910		< 5	--	39	442
1909		< 5	--	36	414
1908		< 5	--	38	378
1907		< 5	--	31	413
1906		< 5	--	19	534
1905		< 5	--	19	541
1904		< 5	--	25	424
1903		< 5	--	20	480
1902		< 5	--	19	500
1901		< 5	--	16	499
1900		< 5	--	21	523
1899		< 5	--	14	538
1898		< 5	--	12	650
1897		< 5	--	8	833
1896		< 5	--	14	577
1895		< 5	--	9	776
1894		< 5	--	17	492
1893		< 5	--	10	685
1892		< 5	--	10	727
1891		< 5	--	9	679
1890		< 5	--	8	789
1889		< 5	--	11	608
1888		< 5	--	9	737
1887		< 5	--	9	661
1886		< 5	--	12	563
1885		< 5	--	11	591
1884		< 5	--	14	516
1883		< 5	--	8	704
1882		< 5	--	13	529
1881		< 5	--	12	520
1880		< 5	--	12	548

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.