How Many People Are Named Luis?
people named Luis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,259 people in the US has this name
Based on 294,500 babies named Luis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,066 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of LOUIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Luis, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Luis alive today is about 29 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Luis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 8,066 babies. In 2025, 2,482 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Luis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #49, in 2000, and it was in the top 100 for 35 years, 1980 to 2014. In 2025 it ranked #144.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #144 |
| Best rank | #49 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | 35 (1980 to 2014) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #59 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Luis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Luis were born in California than in any other state: about 76,278 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Luis was given 2.4 times as often in Arizona, 2.4 times in Texas and 2.3 times in New Mexico.
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