—2024 rank
1922peak year
65,275babies named Luther since 1880
▼ 7%5-year trend
Luther popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Luther mean?
From Germanic liud 'people' and heri 'army'. Famed through Martin Luther, and revived in America as both surname and given name.
OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Luther
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Famous Luthers
- Luther Vandross, singer
Spellings & variants
LutheroLudher
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