How Many People Are Named Luther?
people named Luther are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,615 people in the US has this name
Based on 67,421 babies named Luther in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,490 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a German surname, itself from the Germanic given name LEUTHAR. The surname was borne by Martin Luther, a 16th-century monk and theologian, who started the Protestant Reformation by nailing his famous 95 theses to a church door. It has since been used as a given name in his honour, especially among Protestants. A notable bearer from the modern era was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929-1968).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Luther (99.5%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Luther alive today is about 58 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 44 and 75 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Luther first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 1,490 babies. In 2025, 122 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Luther never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #63, in 1887, and it was in the top 100 for 32 years, 1880 to 1911. In 2025 it ranked #1,464.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,464 |
| Best rank | #63 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | 32 (1880 to 1911) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #132 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Luther alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Luther were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 1,527 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Luther was given 3.7 times as often in South Carolina, 3.3 times in Mississippi and 3 times in North Carolina.
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