Luther
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Luther
Once restricted to evangelical Protestants honoring the ecclesiastical reformer and theologian Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant revolution. In more recent times it has been favored by parents wishing to honor civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. Luther was a Top 100 name at the turn of the last century, but fell off the list in the early 1990s.
Luther Burbank was an eminent botanist and Luther Vandross was a popular R&B artist. It's the name of a main character on the Disney series Zeke and Luther. The name was given a shot of contemporary energy via Idris Elba's dynamic performance in the eponymous BBC crime drama.
Luther is also given to girls.
Pronounced LOO-ther.
As of October 2026, Luther ranked #1464 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #63 in 1887, Nameberry popularity #657.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,570 | 101 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,622 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,627 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,615 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,515 | 113 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,392 | 128 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,509 | 112 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,390 | 132 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,580 | 112 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,504 | 118 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,499 | 119 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,464 | 122 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Luther for boys
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Luther on lists
Famous Luthers
- Luther Ronzoni VandrossBoy
Jr., American R&B singer
- Luther (born Lutha) AdlerBoy
American actor
- Luther AllisonBoy
American blues guitarist
- Luther BadgerBoy
American lawyer and politician
- Luther Loide BlissettBoy
English footballer
- Luther BurbankBoy
American botanist
- Luther Roderick CampbellBoy
American record executive
- Luther Andrews DickinsonBoy
American rock guitarist
- Luther Chase GoldmanBoy
American naturalist and wildlife photographer
- Luther James GrosvenorBoy
English rock musician
- Luther Dale HeadBoy
American basketball player
- Luther Martin MagbyBoy
American gospel singer
- Luther MartinBoy
American politician
- Luther RobinsonBoy
American football player
- Luther A Wright Jr.Boy
American baseball player
- Martin LutherBoy
German Protestant reformer
- Martin Luther KingBoy
Jr., American civil rights leader
Luther in pop culture
- Luthisour Jerome "Luther" WafflesBoy
main character on Disney's "Zeke & Luther"
- LutherBoy
recurring character on TV's "Key and Peele" (Obama's anger translator.)
- Luther KrankBoy
character in movie "Christmas with the Kranks"
- Luther PinksBoy
character in movie "Slow Burn"
- Luther WainwrightBoy
character on TV's "The Mentalist"
- LutherBoy
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- John LutherBoy
main character on British TV's "Luther"
- Luther CollegeBoy
school in Iowa, USA
- Luther HargreevesBoy
a character from the comic and Netflix show The Umbrella Academy