Luis
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #144 for boys in 2025, 2,475 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 7,662 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 292,959since 1880
Luis over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #144 | 2,475 |
| 2024 | — | #130 | 2,787 | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #134 | 2,772 |
| 2022 | — | #125 | 2,953 | |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #137 | 2,740 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #137 | 2,705 |
| 2019 | — | #119 | 3,198 | |
| 2018 | — | #126 | 3,100 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #117 | 3,385 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #113 | 3,555 |
| 2015 | — | #108 | 3,734 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #99 | 3,905 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #97 | 4,008 |
| 2012 | — | #90 | 4,373 | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #88 | 4,693 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #79 | 5,128 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #69 | 6,145 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #64 | 7,135 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #60 | 8,054 |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | #62 | 7,921 |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | #59 | 7,469 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #57 | 7,495 |
| 2003 | #6,055 | 19 | #60 | 7,585 |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | #57 | 7,379 |
| 2001 | #3,940 | 32 | #52 | 7,489 |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | #49 | 7,662 |
| 1999 | #3,718 | 32 | #55 | 7,213 |
| 1998 | #4,492 | 24 | #53 | 7,202 |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | #53 | 7,131 |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | #57 | 6,407 |
| 1995 | #3,585 | 30 | #59 | 6,174 |
| 1994 | #3,038 | 38 | #57 | 6,362 |
| 1993 | #2,768 | 43 | #58 | 6,412 |
| 1992 | #2,612 | 47 | #64 | 6,169 |
| 1991 | #2,388 | 53 | #66 | 5,896 |
| 1990 | #2,492 | 48 | #66 | 5,795 |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 | #73 | 4,852 |
| 1988 | #2,646 | 40 | #75 | 4,333 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | #82 | 3,921 |
| 1986 | #2,079 | 51 | #79 | 4,028 |
| 1985 | #2,860 | 32 | #85 | 3,706 |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | #88 | 3,261 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #88 | 3,321 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #90 | 3,324 |
| 1981 | #2,488 | 38 | #92 | 3,342 |
| 1980 | #2,537 | 37 | #88 | 3,359 |
| 1979 | #2,273 | 42 | #102 | 2,752 |
| 1978 | #3,196 | 24 | #109 | 2,398 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #108 | 2,493 |
| 1976 | #3,188 | 22 | #110 | 2,390 |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | #107 | 2,422 |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | #106 | 2,451 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #114 | 2,272 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #124 | 2,278 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #138 | 2,226 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #145 | 2,284 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #151 | 1,987 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #152 | 1,778 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #156 | 1,740 |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | #165 | 1,659 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #174 | 1,525 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #175 | 1,566 |
| 1963 | — | #202 | 1,455 | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #204 | 1,453 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #204 | 1,409 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #209 | 1,335 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #217 | 1,282 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #215 | 1,225 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #226 | 1,114 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #222 | 1,099 |
| 1955 | — | #226 | 1,007 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #217 | 1,018 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #228 | 884 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #241 | 775 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #249 | 730 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #252 | 656 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #248 | 673 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #275 | 590 |
| 1947 | — | #318 | 464 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #326 | 388 |
| 1945 | — | #310 | 367 | |
| 1944 | — | #320 | 350 | |
| 1943 | — | #346 | 318 | |
| 1942 | — | #377 | 258 | |
| 1941 | — | #365 | 256 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #367 | 241 |
| 1939 | — | #365 | 240 | |
| 1938 | — | #310 | 311 | |
| 1937 | — | #334 | 264 | |
| 1936 | — | #358 | 229 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #332 | 270 |
| 1934 | — | #317 | 294 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #337 | 249 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #316 | 302 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #331 | 275 |
| 1930 | — | #297 | 372 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #288 | 377 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #314 | 322 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #300 | 372 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #319 | 315 |
| 1925 | — | #360 | 269 | |
| 1924 | — | #314 | 334 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #325 | 321 |
| 1922 | — | #355 | 276 | |
| 1921 | — | #390 | 241 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #401 | 216 |
| 1919 | — | #403 | 209 | |
| 1918 | — | #498 | 144 | |
| 1917 | — | #549 | 114 | |
| 1916 | — | #558 | 105 | |
| 1915 | — | #550 | 104 | |
| 1914 | — | #475 | 104 | |
| 1913 | — | #475 | 83 | |
| 1912 | — | #450 | 76 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #408 | 36 | |
| 1908 | — | #374 | 38 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #523 | 19 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #490 | 19 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Luis was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Luis is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#35 · 1 in 174
- Texas#44 · 1 in 203
- New York#47 · 1 in 227
- New Jersey#51 · 1 in 264
- Connecticut#52 · 1 in 261
Best ever in a state: #7 in Arizona, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #35 | 1,374 | 1 in 174 |
| Texas | #44 | 707 | 1 in 203 |
| New York | #47 | 553 | 1 in 227 |
| New Jersey | #51 | 189 | 1 in 264 |
| Connecticut | #52 | 82 | 1 in 261 |
| Arizona | #62 | 107 | 1 in 265 |
| Illinois | #73 | 208 | 1 in 393 |
| Massachusetts | #74 | 87 | 1 in 469 |
| Rhode Island | #74 | 17 | 1 in 366 |
| New Mexico | #76 | 36 | 1 in 316 |
| Florida | #77 | 197 | 1 in 404 |
| Nevada | #95 | 14 | 1 in 485 |
| Delaware | #110 | 6 | 1 in 687 |
| District of Columbia | #114 | 14 | 1 in 573 |
| Pennsylvania | #136 | 71 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Colorado | #161 | 24 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Oregon | #162 | 16 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Washington | #164 | 28 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Kansas | #168 | 15 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Wisconsin | #189 | 19 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Virginia | #221 | 23 | 1 in 1,714 |
| Maryland | #254 | 13 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Utah | #285 | 7 | 1 in 2,264 |
| Indiana | #316 | 10 | 1 in 3,693 |
| North Carolina | #322 | 14 | 1 in 2,965 |
| Minnesota | #337 | 6 | 1 in 5,082 |
| Michigan | #345 | 16 | 1 in 4,040 |
| Oklahoma | #365 | 6 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Ohio | #394 | 14 | 1 in 5,448 |
| Georgia | #434 | 10 | 1 in 4,556 |
| Louisiana | #468 | 8 | 1 in 4,021 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Luis
- 14 spots since 2024 (#130 → #144)
- 7 spots since 2020 (#137 → #144)
- 36 spots since 2015 (#108 → #144)
- Biggest jump: 187 spots in 1896 (#738 → #551)
- Biggest drop: 258 spots in 1895 (#480 → #738)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2000 at #49 (7,662 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1980–2014
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 256 boys born in 2000 were named Luis (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 690 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 25.4% of all boys named Luis (74,334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 111 | #503 (1881) | #576 |
| 1890s | 111 | #480 (1894) | #642 |
| 1900s | 244 | #374 (1908) | #462 |
| 1910s | 1,023 | #403 (1919) | #483 |
| 1920s | 3,043 | #288 (1929) | #337 |
| 1930s | 2,806 | #297 (1930) | #330 |
| 1940s | 3,905 | #248 (1949) | #325 |
| 1950s | 9,790 | #215 (1958) | #229 |
| 1960s | 15,907 | #151 (1969) | #179 |
| 1970s | 23,966 | #102 (1979) | #116 |
| 1980s | 37,447 | #73 (1989) | #84 |
| 1990s | 64,761 | #53 (1998) | #59 |
| 2000s | 74,334 | #49 (2000) | #59 |
| 2010s | 39,079 | #79 (2010) | #104 |
| 2020s | 16,432 | #125 (2022) | #135 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Luis in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 46,990 of them was named Luis, which outranked 80.0% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,612Torey38
- #2,612Xochitl38
- #2,612Yaritza38
- #2,657Luis37
- #2,657Abbigail37
- #2,657Akia37
- #2,657Aline37
- #2,723Aislinn36
- #2,723Aliya36
- #2,723Blaine36
Tied with 65 names at #2,657; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 476 of them was named Luis, which outranked 99.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.