Luther Boy

Popularity: #805 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Luther

Luther Vandross was an American singer known for his smooth voice and romantic ballads.

Luther Burbank was an American botanist and horticulturist known for developing new plant varieties.

Luther Strange is an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Alabama.

Fictional characters named Luther

Luther Stickell is a character in the 'Mission: Impossible' film series, known for his skills as a tech expert.

Luther Hargreeves is a character in the comic series 'The Umbrella Academy', known for his superhuman strength.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Luther was first seen in the United States in 1880. Luther has ranked as high as #276 nationally, which occurred in 1922, and has been most popular in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee. In the past 5 years the name Luther has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Luther (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	10	20%
CA	9	18%
OH	7	14%
MN	6	12%
NY	6	12%
MI	6	12%
GA	5	10%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	260
1881	249
1882	284
1883	229
1884	273
1885	259
1886	253
1887	267
1888	275
1889	270
1890	253
1891	236
1892	295
1893	271
1894	285
1895	269
1896	265
1897	271
1898	275
1899	248
1900	316
1901	244
1902	266
1903	265
1904	286
1905	308
1906	262
1907	280
1908	292
1909	347
1910	383
1911	394
1912	664
1913	747
1914	991
1915	1,198
1916	1,287
1917	1,304
1918	1,416
1919	1,378
1920	1,379
1921	1,453
1922	1,477
1923	1,333
1924	1,396
1925	1,333
1926	1,295
1927	1,258
1928	1,153
1929	1,120
1930	1,109
1931	958
1932	961
1933	878
1934	862
1935	832
1936	804
1937	863
1938	828
1939	765
1940	824
1941	843
1942	858
1943	843
1944	853
1945	708
1946	809
1947	826
1948	831
1949	744
1950	762
1951	683
1952	741
1953	687
1954	670
1955	696
1956	612
1957	584
1958	523
1959	522
1960	528
1961	491
1962	460
1963	443
1964	449
1965	395
1966	364
1967	285
1968	319
1969	335
1970	345
1971	316
1972	293
1973	248
1974	242
1975	236
1976	244
1977	234
1978	220
1979	237
1980	206
1981	231
1982	228
1983	213
1984	181
1985	172
1986	185
1987	155
1988	173
1989	190
1990	176
1991	145
1992	136
1993	147
1994	126
1995	105
1996	102
1997	101
1998	107
1999	88
2000	103
2001	90
2002	87
2003	81
2004	70
2005	99
2006	91
2007	85
2008	85
2009	78
2010	73
2011	79
2012	80
2013	87
2014	101
2015	99
2016	99
2017	99
2018	113
2019	128
2020	112
2021	132
2022	112
2023	118
2024	119