Boys' name · peaked in 2000
Luis name popularity since 1925
291,610 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Luis. Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Luis is about 29 years old in 2026. Luis peaked in 2000 as the #49 name for boys, and it ranked #144 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 291,610
- Named Luis, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #144
- for boys in 2025 (2,475 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 1,528 girls · 290,082 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.23× its national share
Peak year is the year Luis made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Luis births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Luis peaked in 2000.
- Fastest rise: Between 1946 and 1951, Luis became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 4,190 baby boys to 1 in 2,580.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 258 to 1 in 434.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Luis's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Luis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Luis in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 26 | 1,655 | – |
| 1930s | 25 | 2,806 | #333 |
| 1940s | 23 | 3,905 | #311 |
| 1950s | 75 | 9,790 | #226 |
| 1960s | 132 | 15,907 | #174 |
| 1970s | 241 | 23,966 | #107 |
| 1980s | 386 | 37,447 | #85 |
| 1990s | 362 | 64,761 | #59 |
| 2000s | 194 | 74,334 | #59 |
| 2010s | 38 | 39,079 | #108 |
| 2020–25 | 26 | 16,432 | #144 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.8% of babies named Luis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Luis is most popular
The index compares Luis's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Luis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.23× | 12,221 |
| Texas | 2.67× | 61,132 |
| California | 2.62× | 80,794 |
| Nevada | 2.40× | 2,493 |
| New Mexico | 2.34× | 3,764 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Luis and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Luis (this page) | 290,082 | 2000 |
| Luiz | 3,299 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Luis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Luis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Luis (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data