Luther Name Popularity

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How popular is Luther?

Ranking 1,504th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Luther is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Luther has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 63, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1887.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1922 with 1,477 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Luther was 70 in 2004.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Luther occurred roughly during the years 1911-1916, and 2011-2014, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1973, 1981-1984, and 1992-1995.

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

How popular will Luther be?

The popularity trend for Luther has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Luther for their newborn has risen.

The name Luther is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Luther has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Luther (Girl)		Luther (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	113	1,504
2017		< 5	--	99	1,613
2016		< 5	--	99	1,622
2015		< 5	--	99	1,619
2014		< 5	--	101	1,566
2013		< 5	--	87	1,705
2012		< 5	--	80	1,837
2011		< 5	--	78	1,830
2010		< 5	--	73	1,932
2009		< 5	--	78	1,867
2008		< 5	--	85	1,769
2007		< 5	--	85	1,752
2006		< 5	--	91	1,599
2005		< 5	--	99	1,474
2004		< 5	--	70	1,794
2003		< 5	--	81	1,576
2002		< 5	--	87	1,465
2001		< 5	--	90	1,392
2000		< 5	--	102	1,277
1999		< 5	--	88	1,361
1998		< 5	--	107	1,171
1997		< 5	--	101	1,185
1996		< 5	--	102	1,159
1995		< 5	--	105	1,115
1994		< 5	--	126	993
1993		< 5	--	147	880
1992		< 5	--	137	905
1991		< 5	--	145	875
1990		< 5	--	176	767
1989		< 5	--	190	717
1988		< 5	--	173	712
1987		< 5	--	155	732
1986		< 5	--	185	659
1985		< 5	--	172	678
1984		< 5	--	181	640
1983		< 5	--	213	578
1982		< 5	--	229	567
1981		< 5	--	231	564
1980		< 5	--	206	609
1979		< 5	--	235	561
1978		< 5	--	219	567
1977		< 5	--	234	544
1976		< 5	--	244	515
1975		< 5	--	236	525
1974		< 5	--	242	510
1973		< 5	--	248	497
1972		< 5	--	293	459
1971		< 5	--	316	459
1970		< 5	--	346	440
1969		5	8,141	335	433
1968		< 5	--	319	431
1967		5	7,403	285	447
1966		6	6,246	365	394
1965		< 5	--	395	395
1964		< 5	--	449	370
1963		< 5	--	442	379
1962		< 5	--	460	377
1961		< 5	--	490	359
1960		< 5	--	530	338
1959		< 5	--	520	340
1958		9	4,377	523	337
1957		< 5	--	582	316
1956		< 5	--	613	301
1955		6	5,572	696	270
1954		8	4,497	670	274
1953		5	6,178	687	266
1952		6	5,278	741	251
1951		< 5	--	683	256
1950		7	4,568	762	237
1949		5	5,701	743	238
1948		8	4,076	832	225
1947		< 5	--	826	222
1946		< 5	--	809	211
1945		6	4,329	707	204
1944		6	4,345	853	185
1943		5	5,080	843	190
1942		5	5,061	858	185
1941		8	3,431	842	179
1940		9	3,108	825	177
1939		8	3,305	764	184
1938		5	4,721	828	177
1937		7	3,663	863	169
1936		< 5	--	803	171
1935		12	2,519	832	169
1934		8	3,342	862	167
1933		8	3,286	878	162
1932		12	2,587	961	157
1931		12	2,512	958	156
1930		16	2,163	1,108	148
1929		17	2,066	1,120	145
1928		21	1,870	1,152	145
1927		20	1,988	1,260	139
1926		24	1,754	1,295	135
1925		19	2,084	1,333	132
1924		17	2,272	1,396	126
1923		14	2,543	1,333	126
1922		13	2,702	1,477	118
1921		11	3,071	1,452	123
1920		11	3,021	1,380	123
1919		15	2,339	1,378	117
1918		8	3,711	1,416	119
1917		10	2,993	1,304	116
1916		6	4,198	1,287	116
1915		7	3,649	1,198	115
1914		7	3,052	991	114
1913		7	2,697	747	116
1912		< 5	--	664	114
1911		6	2,361	394	100
1910		< 5	--	383	87
1909		< 5	--	347	87
1908		< 5	--	292	91
1907		5	2,253	280	91
1906		< 5	--	262	89
1905		< 5	--	308	79
1904		< 5	--	286	82
1903		< 5	--	265	80
1902		< 5	--	266	81
1901		< 5	--	244	79
1900		< 5	--	316	82
1899		< 5	--	248	81
1898		< 5	--	275	76
1897		< 5	--	271	71
1896		< 5	--	265	74
1895		< 5	--	269	73
1894		< 5	--	285	71
1893		< 5	--	271	70
1892		< 5	--	295	70
1891		< 5	--	236	71
1890		< 5	--	253	71
1889		< 5	--	270	72
1888		< 5	--	275	74
1887		< 5	--	267	63
1886		< 5	--	253	71
1885		< 5	--	259	71
1884		< 5	--	273	69
1883		< 5	--	229	69
1882		< 5	--	284	64
1881		< 5	--	249	65
1880		< 5	--	260	64

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.