Luster
Last seen for girls in 1927 at #4,286 · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #6,426
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 12 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,120since 1882
Luster over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Luster has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1988 | — | #6,426 | 6 | |
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| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
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| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
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| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #2,611 | 10 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,322 | 13 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,190 | 14 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,826 | 18 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,287 | 12 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,701 | 19 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,786 | 18 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,910 | 15 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,903 | 14 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,802 | 15 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,559 | 19 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,576 | 19 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,494 | 21 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,589 | 20 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #1,436 | 27 |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,390 | 28 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #1,414 | 28 |
| 1923 | — | #1,420 | 27 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,545 | 24 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,296 | 32 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,180 | 37 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,176 | 31 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
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| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
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| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
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| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
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| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Luster! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1892, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
- Biggest jump: 444 spots in 1904 (#1,130 → #686)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1905 (#686 → #836)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1904 at #686 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1899–1901
Share of babies · boys
1 in 10,677
- Highest: 1 in 10,677 boys born in 1904 were named Luster (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 319,047 boys born in 1988 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.8% of all boys named Luster (255) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #943 (1882) | #943 |
| 1890s | 26 | #714 (1899) | #943 |
| 1900s | 52 | #686 (1904) | #892 |
| 1910s | 169 | #1,118 (1910) | #1,486 |
| 1920s | 255 | #1,180 (1920) | #1,531 |
| 1930s | 188 | #1,310 (1933) | #1,633 |
| 1940s | 169 | #1,445 (1945) | #1,762 |
| 1950s | 147 | #1,701 (1950) | #2,108 |
| 1960s | 79 | #2,322 (1961) | #2,734 |
| 1970s | 24 | #3,370 (1971) | #3,832 |
| 1980s | 6 | #6,426 (1988) | #6,426 |
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.
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