Luther is a boy's name of German origin meaning “people and army.” In 2024 it was given to 119 boys in the United States.
Luther belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “people and army” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Luther first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #63 in 1887, and in 2024 119 babies received the name — 66,862 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Luther means “people and army” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Luther is a boy name. In 2024, 119 babies received the name in the US.
Luther comes from the German tradition.
Luther first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #63 in 1887, and 119 babies were given the name in 2024.
Luther is pronounced /ˈluːθə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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