Luther

“Army” — German origin

Boy's name · #1464 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Luther is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1887, when it ranked #63. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 67,000 boys since 1880, ranked #1464 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Luthers

Luther Burbank — American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926)
Luther Vandross — American R&B singer (1951–2005)
Luther Adler — American actor (1903–1984)
Luther Blissett — English association football player, coach and manager (born 1958)
Luther Strange — Alabama lawyer and politician

In stories & tradition

Luther Stickell — Mission: Impossible
Luther West — Resident Evil: Afterlife · Resident Evil: Retribution
Luther Rosser — Parade

What Luthers become

Among 330 notable people named Luther:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luther Strange, Alabama lawyer and politician.

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