Infographic of Luther name meaning, which is “The famous warrior,” from the Germanic hluda (famous) and liari (army).
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Luther Name Popularity

How popular is the name Luther? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 86 365 0.1037%
1911 98 368 0.0988%
1912 115 619 0.1227%
1913 117 712 0.1256%
1914 114 963 0.1382%
1915 116 1,159 0.1276%
1916 116 1,246 0.129%
1917 116 1,286 0.1285%
1918 120 1,376 0.1282%
1919 117 1,346 0.1285%
1920 123 1,335 0.1201%
1921 123 1,419 0.1239%
1922 118 1,438 0.1291%
1923 126 1,294 0.1155%
1924 127 1,367 0.1177%
1925 132 1,299 0.1149%
1926 135 1,261 0.1146%
1927 140 1,218 0.11%
1928 145 1,127 0.1053%
1929 145 1,085 0.1047%
1930 148 1,077 0.1031%
1931 156 923 0.0935%
1932 159 925 0.0936%
1933 161 849 0.0911%
1934 166 823 0.0851%
1935 169 801 0.0824%
1936 173 758 0.0787%
1937 171 825 0.0837%
1938 174 807 0.0788%
1939 184 729 0.0717%
1940 178 786 0.0739%
1941 179 813 0.0722%
1942 182 836 0.0662%
1943 194 800 0.0613%
1944 185 821 0.0662%
1945 201 676 0.0554%
1946 212 774 0.0525%
1947 225 784 0.047%
1948 224 799 0.0501%
1949 239 699 0.0435%
1950 240 726 0.0451%
1951 255 656 0.0387%
1952 251 710 0.0407%
1953 267 650 0.0367%
1954 272 638 0.0349%
1955 266 675 0.0367%
1956 303 569 0.0301%
1957 315 551 0.0286%
1958 334 493 0.0261%
1959 337 490 0.0258%
1960 336 498 0.0263%
1961 362 449 0.0238%
1962 365 439 0.0239%
1963 368 427 0.0238%
1964 364 420 0.0239%
1965 388 359 0.022%
1966 390 331 0.0212%
1967 444 250 0.0165%
1968 426 279 0.0186%
1969 434 291 0.0189%
1970 435 307 0.0193%
1971 448 285 0.019%
1972 460 252 0.0185%
1973 491 213 0.0164%
1974 504 203 0.0156%
1975 523 188 0.0146%
1976 507 204 0.0158%
1977 520 206 0.0153%
1978 556 178 0.0132%
1979 539 202 0.0143%
1980 608 151 0.0103%
1981 546 194 0.0132%
1982 550 194 0.013%
1983 562 179 0.0121%
1984 617 143 0.0096%
1985 709 106 0.007%
1986 647 143 0.0095%
1987 694 124 0.0081%
1988 713 125 0.008%
1989 712 141 0.0087%
1990 762 130 0.0078%
1991 859 97 0.006%
1992 846 101 0.0063%
1993 851 107 0.0069%
1994 994 74 0.0048%
1995 1,101 61 0.004%
1996 1,189 52 0.0035%
1997 1,164 57 0.0039%
1998 1,323 42 0.0028%
1999 1,539 29 0.0019%
2000 1,258 55 0.0036%
2001 1,288 52 0.0035%
2002 1,322 51 0.0034%
2003 1,467 41 0.0027%
2004 1,774 26 0.0017%
2005 1,549 40 0.0026%
2006 1,798 29 0.0019%
2007 1,913 24 0.0015%
2008 1,921 24 0.0016%
2009 1,709 34 0.0023%
2010 2,062 18 0.0012%
2011 1,798 26 0.0018%
2012 1,815 26 0.0018%
2013 1,549 41 0.0029%
2014 1,649 35 0.0024%
2015 1,543 45 0.0031%
2016 1,558 43 0.003%
2017 1,445 51 0.0037%
2018 1,435 52 0.0038%
2019 1,372 59 0.0044%
2020 1,724 43 0.0034%
2021 1,414 78 0.0064%
2022 1,741 51 0.0039%

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Data via SSA.gov.


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What names are variants of Luther?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Luther.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lotario

Soldier of the people

German

Lothair

Famous warrior; soldier of the people

German

Lothar

Famous warrior

German

Lothario

Famous warrior; soldier of the people

German

Louther

Soldier of the people

German

Lutero

Soldier of the people

German


What names sound like Luther?

If you like how Luther sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Luther.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lother

Famous warrior

German

Lothur

Famous warrior

German


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