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Luther

Boy's name · #1464 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Luther is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1887, when it ranked #63. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 67,000 boys since 1880, ranked #1464 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,218 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,544 in Canada (2024).

Famous Luthers

• Luther Burbank — American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926)
• Luther Vandross — American R&B singer (1951–2005)
• Luther Adler — American actor (1903–1984)
• Luther Blissett — English association football player, coach and manager (born 1958)
• Luther Strange — Alabama lawyer and politician

In stories & tradition

• Luther Stickell — Mission: Impossible (film series)
• Luther West^it — Resident Evil: Afterlife (film)
• Luther Rosser — Parade (musical stage work)

What Luthers become

Among 330 notable people named Luther:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luther Strange, American lawyer (born 1953).

Similar names: Elmer · Lucky · Lester · Chester · Warner · Herman

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