Fun Facts About the Name Luis
- An established favorite: Luis held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 35 consecutive years, from 1980 through 2014.
- More than 294 thousand babies named Luis: U.S. records list 294,456 babies given the name Luis from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,541 girls received the name Luis - about 1 girl for every 190 boys.
What Does the Name Luis Mean?
Luis, meaning 'famous warrior,' is the Spanish form of the Germanic name that became Louis; in Portuguese it is Luís. The original Frankish name is reconstructed as *Hlōdowig, from *hlūd, meaning 'famous' or 'loud,' and *wīg, meaning 'war' or 'battle.' Latinized as Ludovicus and borrowed into Old French as Louis, the name entered Spanish as Luis. The literal sense is often given as 'famous in battle.'
Luis Name History & Origins
The name behind Luis is Germanic and is associated especially with the Franks. The Frankish form is reconstructed as *Hlōdowig or *Chlodowig, Latinized in medieval sources as Chlodovechus and later as Ludovicus. The Frankish king Clovis I (d. 511) bore the Latinized form Chlodovechus, an early offshoot of the same Germanic name. From the Latin form came Old French Louis, used by Frankish and French rulers such as Louis the Pious (d. 840) and later French kings. A major religious association is Saint Louis (Louis IX of France, canonized 1297).
Spanish borrowed the name as Luis, and Portuguese as Luís; these are adaptations of French Louis rather than direct descendants of Latin Ludovicus. Catalan has Lluís. The acute accent in Portuguese marks the stressed vowel. In Iberia, the name was used by monarchs including Luis I of Spain (1707 - 1724) and Luís I of Portugal (1838 - 1889). It also belongs to Saint Luis of Toulouse (1274 - 1297), a Franciscan bishop, and Saint Luis Beltrán (1526 - 1581), a Dominican missionary. In literature, Luís de Camões (c. 1524 - 1580) wrote Os Lusíadas, and Luis de Góngora (1561 - 1627) was a leading Spanish poet. English speakers usually treat Louis as the traditional English form and Luis as the Spanish or Portuguese form.
How Popular is the Name Luis?
Luis remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1980 to 2014. Its highest annual birth count was in 2007, and people born that year turn 19 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,656 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,914 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,970 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #16,554 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #17,396 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #15,469 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,776 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,199 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,867 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #16,167 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #8,716 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,847 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #9,918 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #8,086 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #9,208 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,968 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #6,208 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #4,238 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #3,993 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #4,039 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #3,757 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #4,572 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #5,534 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,785 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #3,633 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #3,071 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #2,797 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1992 | #2,634 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1991 | #2,406 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1990 | #2,504 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1989 | #2,791 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1988 | #2,681 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1987 | #2,693 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1986 | #2,096 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 1985 | #2,904 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1984 | #2,546 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1983 | #2,703 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1982 | #2,401 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #2,515 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1980 | #2,568 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1979 | #2,288 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 1978 | #3,245 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #2,880 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #3,241 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,855 | 26 | 0.0018% |
| 1974 | #2,727 | 27 | 0.0018% |
| 1973 | #3,728 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #3,648 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #3,445 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #3,377 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #2,966 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #3,251 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #3,021 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #2,901 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #4,376 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,319 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #4,421 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #4,744 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,828 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,942 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,479 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #4,089 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #5,106 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #4,498 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #6,172 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,747 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,233 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #5,057 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #5,016 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #5,020 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #5,392 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1940 | #4,149 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,034 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #4,029 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #4,820 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,381 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,997 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #4,511 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,194 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #5,322 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #4,208 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,717 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #144 | 2,475 | 0.1449% |
| 2024 | #130 | 2,778 | 0.1620% |
| 2023 | #134 | 2,767 | 0.1620% |
| 2022 | #125 | 2,952 | 0.1692% |
| 2021 | #137 | 2,740 | 0.1567% |
| 2020 | #137 | 2,701 | 0.1566% |
| 2019 | #120 | 3,195 | 0.1782% |
| 2018 | #126 | 3,099 | 0.1707% |
| 2017 | #117 | 3,384 | 0.1829% |
| 2016 | #113 | 3,555 | 0.1874% |
| 2015 | #108 | 3,733 | 0.1948% |
| 2014 | #99 | 3,904 | 0.2033% |
| 2013 | #97 | 4,007 | 0.2119% |
| 2012 | #90 | 4,373 | 0.2306% |
| 2011 | #88 | 4,693 | 0.2471% |
| 2010 | #79 | 5,127 | 0.2673% |
| 2009 | #69 | 6,144 | 0.3098% |
| 2008 | #64 | 7,134 | 0.3497% |
| 2007 | #60 | 8,054 | 0.3881% |
| 2006 | #62 | 7,921 | 0.3854% |
| 2005 | #59 | 7,468 | 0.3739% |
| 2004 | #57 | 7,495 | 0.3776% |
| 2003 | #60 | 7,585 | 0.3840% |
| 2002 | #57 | 7,378 | 0.3800% |
| 2001 | #52 | 7,489 | 0.3855% |
| 2000 | #49 | 7,662 | 0.3901% |
| 1999 | #55 | 7,212 | 0.3756% |
| 1998 | #53 | 7,201 | 0.3768% |
| 1997 | #53 | 7,129 | 0.3782% |
| 1996 | #57 | 6,407 | 0.3382% |
| 1995 | #59 | 6,174 | 0.3243% |
| 1994 | #57 | 6,361 | 0.3293% |
| 1993 | #58 | 6,412 | 0.3269% |
| 1992 | #64 | 6,165 | 0.3087% |
| 1991 | #66 | 5,895 | 0.2918% |
| 1990 | #66 | 5,795 | 0.2821% |
| 1989 | #73 | 4,852 | 0.2425% |
| 1988 | #75 | 4,331 | 0.2263% |
| 1987 | #82 | 3,920 | 0.2100% |
| 1986 | #79 | 4,027 | 0.2187% |
| 1985 | #85 | 3,705 | 0.2005% |
| 1984 | #88 | 3,263 | 0.1808% |
| 1983 | #88 | 3,322 | 0.1853% |
| 1982 | #90 | 3,324 | 0.1832% |
| 1981 | #91 | 3,343 | 0.1866% |
| 1980 | #88 | 3,359 | 0.1883% |
| 1979 | #102 | 2,752 | 0.1598% |
| 1978 | #109 | 2,399 | 0.1461% |
| 1977 | #108 | 2,494 | 0.1518% |
| 1976 | #110 | 2,389 | 0.1522% |
| 1975 | #107 | 2,421 | 0.1550% |
| 1974 | #106 | 2,451 | 0.1559% |
| 1973 | #114 | 2,273 | 0.1458% |
| 1972 | #124 | 2,278 | 0.1405% |
| 1971 | #138 | 2,226 | 0.1259% |
| 1970 | #145 | 2,284 | 0.1229% |
| 1969 | #151 | 1,987 | 0.1111% |
| 1968 | #152 | 1,778 | 0.1023% |
| 1967 | #156 | 1,739 | 0.0997% |
| 1966 | #165 | 1,659 | 0.0930% |
| 1965 | #174 | 1,525 | 0.0820% |
| 1964 | #175 | 1,568 | 0.0787% |
| 1963 | #202 | 1,454 | 0.0716% |
| 1962 | #204 | 1,455 | 0.0703% |
| 1961 | #204 | 1,407 | 0.0662% |
| 1960 | #209 | 1,332 | 0.0625% |
| 1959 | #217 | 1,283 | 0.0601% |
| 1958 | #215 | 1,224 | 0.0577% |
| 1957 | #226 | 1,115 | 0.0517% |
| 1956 | #222 | 1,099 | 0.0520% |
| 1955 | #226 | 1,007 | 0.0489% |
| 1954 | #217 | 1,018 | 0.0499% |
| 1953 | #228 | 883 | 0.0448% |
| 1952 | #241 | 776 | 0.0399% |
| 1951 | #249 | 730 | 0.0388% |
| 1950 | #252 | 656 | 0.0366% |
| 1949 | #248 | 673 | 0.0379% |
| 1948 | #275 | 590 | 0.0336% |
| 1947 | #318 | 464 | 0.0254% |
| 1946 | #327 | 388 | 0.0239% |
| 1945 | #311 | 367 | 0.0273% |
| 1944 | #322 | 349 | 0.0256% |
| 1943 | #346 | 319 | 0.0224% |
| 1942 | #378 | 258 | 0.0187% |
| 1941 | #366 | 256 | 0.0208% |
| 1940 | #367 | 241 | 0.0208% |
| 1939 | #366 | 240 | 0.0217% |
| 1938 | #310 | 311 | 0.0280% |
| 1937 | #335 | 264 | 0.0248% |
| 1936 | #358 | 229 | 0.0221% |
| 1935 | #333 | 270 | 0.0259% |
| 1934 | #317 | 294 | 0.0285% |
| 1933 | #337 | 249 | 0.0251% |
| 1932 | #316 | 302 | 0.0289% |
| 1931 | #331 | 275 | 0.0265% |
| 1930 | #297 | 372 | 0.0339% |
| 1929 | #289 | 377 | 0.0350% |
| 1928 | #314 | 322 | 0.0291% |
| 1927 | #300 | 372 | 0.0330% |
| 1926 | #319 | 315 | 0.0284% |
| 1925 | #361 | 269 | 0.0241% |
| 1924 | #314 | 334 | 0.0295% |
| 1923 | #325 | 321 | 0.0293% |
| 1922 | #356 | 276 | 0.0254% |
| 1921 | #390 | 241 | 0.0219% |
| 1920 | #401 | 216 | 0.0203% |
| 1919 | #403 | 209 | 0.0213% |
| 1918 | #499 | 144 | 0.0142% |
| 1917 | #550 | 114 | 0.0123% |
| 1916 | #559 | 105 | 0.0118% |
| 1915 | #553 | 104 | 0.0123% |
| 1914 | #476 | 104 | 0.0159% |
| 1913 | #480 | 83 | 0.0162% |
| 1912 | #453 | 76 | 0.0177% |
| 1911 | #435 | 45 | 0.0199% |
| 1910 | #442 | 39 | 0.0201% |
| 1909 | #414 | 36 | 0.0220% |
| 1908 | #378 | 38 | 0.0246% |
| 1907 | #413 | 31 | 0.0211% |
| 1906 | #534 | 19 | 0.0143% |
| 1905 | #541 | 19 | 0.0144% |
| 1904 | #424 | 25 | 0.0195% |
| 1903 | #480 | 20 | 0.0168% |
| 1902 | #500 | 19 | 0.0155% |
| 1901 | #499 | 16 | 0.0150% |
| 1900 | #523 | 21 | 0.0140% |
| 1899 | #538 | 14 | 0.0132% |
| 1898 | #650 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1897 | #833 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1896 | #577 | 14 | 0.0117% |
| 1895 | #776 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #492 | 17 | 0.0147% |
| 1893 | #685 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1892 | #727 | 10 | 0.0082% |
| 1891 | #679 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1890 | #789 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1889 | #608 | 11 | 0.0099% |
| 1888 | #737 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1887 | #661 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1886 | #563 | 12 | 0.0108% |
| 1885 | #591 | 11 | 0.0102% |
| 1884 | #516 | 14 | 0.0122% |
| 1883 | #704 | 8 | 0.0076% |
| 1882 | #529 | 13 | 0.0114% |
| 1881 | #520 | 12 | 0.0119% |
| 1880 | #548 | 12 | 0.0109% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Luis Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
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