Luis

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name Hludowig or Chlodovech, which were introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during its occupation by the Visigoths.

From Wikipedia

Luis first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 8,054 babies (rank #60 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,778 boys (rank #130). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Luis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Luis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

291,974

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

8,054

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Luis

Luis Suárezassociation football player · b. 1987
Luis Buñuelfilm editor · b. 1900
Luis Walter Alvareznuclear physicist · b. 1911
Luís Figoassociation football player · b. 1972
Luis de Góngoraplaywright · b. 1561

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#548
1881	12	#520
1882	13	#529
1883	8	#704
1884	14	#516
1885	11	#591
1886	12	#563
1887	9	#661
1888	9	#737
1889	11	#608
1890	8	#789
1891	9	#679
1892	10	#727
1893	10	#685
1894	17	#492
1895	9	#776
1896	14	#577
1897	8	#833
1898	12	#650
1899	14	#538
1900	21	#523
1901	16	#499
1902	19	#500
1903	20	#480
1904	25	#424
1905	19	#541
1906	19	#534
1907	31	#413
1908	38	#378
1909	36	#414
1910	39	#442
1911	45	#435
1912	76	#453
1913	83	#480
1914	104	#476
1915	104	#553
1916	105	#559
1917	114	#550
1918	144	#499
1919	209	#403
1920	216	#401
1921	241	#390
1922	276	#356
1923	321	#325
1924	334	#314
1925	269	#361
1926	315	#319
1927	372	#300
1928	322	#314
1929	377	#289
1930	372	#297
1931	275	#331
1932	302	#316
1933	249	#337
1934	294	#317
1935	270	#333
1936	229	#358
1937	264	#335
1938	311	#310
1939	240	#366
1940	241	#367
1941	256	#366
1942	258	#378
1943	319	#346
1944	349	#322
1945	367	#311
1946	388	#327
1947	464	#318
1948	590	#275
1949	673	#248
1950	656	#252
1951	730	#249
1952	776	#241
1953	883	#228
1954	1,018	#217
1955	1,007	#226
1956	1,099	#222
1957	1,115	#226
1958	1,224	#215
1959	1,283	#217
1960	1,332	#209
1961	1,407	#204
1962	1,455	#204
1963	1,454	#202
1964	1,568	#175
1965	1,525	#174
1966	1,659	#165
1967	1,739	#156
1968	1,778	#152
1969	1,987	#151
1970	2,284	#145
1971	2,226	#138
1972	2,278	#124
1973	2,273	#114
1974	2,451	#106
1975	2,421	#107
1976	2,389	#110
1977	2,494	#108
1978	2,399	#109
1979	2,752	#102
1980	3,359	#88
1981	3,343	#91
1982	3,324	#90
1983	3,322	#88
1984	3,263	#88
1985	3,705	#85
1986	4,027	#79
1987	3,920	#82
1988	4,331	#75
1989	4,852	#73
1990	5,795	#66
1991	5,895	#66
1992	6,165	#64
1993	6,412	#58
1994	6,361	#57
1995	6,174	#59
1996	6,407	#57
1997	7,129	#53
1998	7,201	#53
1999	7,212	#55
2000	7,662	#49
2001	7,489	#52
2002	7,378	#57
2003	7,585	#60
2004	7,495	#57
2005	7,468	#59
2006	7,921	#62
2007	8,054	#60
2008	7,134	#64
2009	6,144	#69
2010	5,127	#79
2011	4,693	#88
2012	4,373	#90
2013	4,007	#97
2014	3,904	#99
2015	3,733	#108
2016	3,555	#113
2017	3,384	#117
2018	3,099	#126
2019	3,195	#120
2020	2,701	#137
2021	2,740	#137
2022	2,952	#125
2023	2,767	#134
2024	2,778	#130