Luther

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

The name Luther is a masculine name of German origin meaning army. It was once exclusive to Evangelical Protestants honoring the ecclesiastical reformer and theologian Martin Luther, founder of the Protestant Church. Notable people with the given name Luther include:

From Wikipedia

Luther 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 1922 with 1,477 babies (rank #118 that year). In 2024 it was given to 119 boys (rank #1,499). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Luther

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

67,297

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,477

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Luther

Luther Burbankeugenicist · b. 1849
Luther Vandrosspop singer · b. 1951

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	260	#64
1881	249	#65
1882	284	#64
1883	229	#69
1884	273	#69
1885	259	#71
1886	253	#71
1887	267	#63
1888	275	#74
1889	270	#72
1890	253	#71
1891	236	#71
1892	295	#70
1893	271	#70
1894	285	#71
1895	269	#73
1896	265	#74
1897	271	#71
1898	275	#76
1899	248	#81
1900	316	#82
1901	244	#79
1902	266	#81
1903	265	#80
1904	286	#82
1905	308	#79
1906	262	#89
1907	280	#91
1908	292	#91
1909	347	#87
1910	383	#87
1911	394	#100
1912	664	#114
1913	747	#116
1914	991	#114
1915	1,198	#115
1916	1,287	#116
1917	1,304	#116
1918	1,416	#119
1919	1,378	#117
1920	1,379	#123
1921	1,453	#123
1922	1,477	#118
1923	1,333	#126
1924	1,396	#127
1925	1,333	#132
1926	1,295	#135
1927	1,258	#139
1928	1,153	#145
1929	1,120	#145
1930	1,109	#148
1931	958	#156
1932	961	#157
1933	878	#162
1934	862	#167
1935	832	#169
1936	804	#171
1937	863	#169
1938	828	#175
1939	765	#184
1940	824	#177
1941	843	#179
1942	858	#185
1943	843	#190
1944	853	#185
1945	708	#203
1946	809	#211
1947	826	#223
1948	831	#225
1949	744	#238
1950	762	#237
1951	683	#256
1952	741	#251
1953	687	#266
1954	670	#274
1955	696	#270
1956	612	#301
1957	584	#316
1958	523	#337
1959	522	#339
1960	528	#339
1961	491	#359
1962	460	#376
1963	443	#379
1964	449	#370
1965	395	#395
1966	364	#394
1967	285	#447
1968	319	#430
1969	335	#433
1970	345	#441
1971	316	#459
1972	293	#459
1973	248	#497
1974	242	#511
1975	236	#525
1976	244	#515
1977	234	#544
1978	220	#566
1979	237	#559
1980	206	#610
1981	231	#564
1982	228	#569
1983	213	#579
1984	181	#640
1985	172	#679
1986	185	#659
1987	155	#732
1988	173	#712
1989	190	#718
1990	176	#767
1991	145	#875
1992	136	#910
1993	147	#880
1994	126	#992
1995	105	#1,115
1996	102	#1,159
1997	101	#1,185
1998	107	#1,171
1999	88	#1,361
2000	103	#1,268
2001	90	#1,392
2002	87	#1,465
2003	81	#1,576
2004	70	#1,796
2005	99	#1,475
2006	91	#1,601
2007	85	#1,752
2008	85	#1,770
2009	78	#1,868
2010	73	#1,934
2011	79	#1,819
2012	80	#1,841
2013	87	#1,705
2014	101	#1,570
2015	99	#1,622
2016	99	#1,627
2017	99	#1,615
2018	113	#1,515
2019	128	#1,392
2020	112	#1,509
2021	132	#1,390
2022	112	#1,580
2023	118	#1,504
2024	119	#1,499