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Luther

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Renowned warrior.

Pronunciation

l(u)-ther

More about the name

The name Luther is a masculine name of German origin meaning army. It was once exclusive to Evangelical Protestants honoring the ecclesiastical reformer and theologian Martin Luther, founder of the Protestant Church.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #118, 1,478 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1459, 122 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1926 (rank #1722, 24 births); most recent 1969 (rank #7469, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025122–
2024119–
2023118–
2022112–
2021132–
2020112–
2019128–
2018113–
201799–
201699–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1124, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202511
202416
202324
202222
202120
202024
201912
201819
201720
201625

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #1687, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20235
20223
202111
20203
20194
2018–
20173
20163
201510
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence