Luis Boy
How popular is Luis?
#144 boy name in 2025
2,475 baby boys were named Luis in the US in 2025, making it the 144th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Luis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #144 for boys (▼ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,475 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #108 in 2015, #137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (8,054 boys) |
| Highest rank | #49 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Luis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Luis family of names ranked #160 for boys in 2025 (#136 the year before), with 2,503 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Luis | 2,475 | 99% |
| Luiz | 28 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Luis is most popular
Babies named Luis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 4.5 per 1,000 (734 boys)
- New Mexico: 4.3 per 1,000 (143 boys)
- Texas: 3.7 per 1,000 (3,250 boys)
- California: 3.0 per 1,000 (2,777 boys)
- Nevada: 2.6 per 1,000 (148 boys)
Luis by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 111 | #503 |
| 1890s | 111 | #480 |
| 1900s | 244 | #374 |
| 1910s | 1,023 | #403 |
| 1920s | 3,043 | #288 |
| 1930s | 2,806 | #297 |
| 1940s | 3,905 | #248 |
| 1950s | 9,790 | #215 |
| 1960s | 15,907 | #151 |
| 1970s | 23,966 | #102 |
| 1980s | 37,447 | #73 |
| 1990s | 64,761 | #53 |
| 2000s | 74,334 | #49 |
| 2010s | 39,079 | #79 |
| 2020s | 16,432 | #125 |
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Questions
- Is Luis a boy or girl name?
- Luis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Luis were boys.
- How popular is the name Luis?
- 2,475 baby boys were named Luis in the US in 2025, making it the 144th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Luis most popular?
- Luis peaked in 2007, when 8,054 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #49 in 2000.
- How many people are named Luis?
- 294,500 babies have been named Luis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 272,454 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Luis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Luis was most common in Arizona, at 4.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.