Luis
Boy · loo-EES · Germanic
Luis is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 660th for boys in the UK (61 babies) and 144th for boys in the US (2,475 babies).
What does Luis mean?
Germanic: Spanish and Portuguese form of Louis
“famous warrior”
Spanish and Portuguese form of Louis; Luis de Camoes wrote Portugal's national epic, The Lusiads.
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Is Luis a girl's or a boy's name?
Luis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 61 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 2,475 boys in the US.
How popular is Luis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #660among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 4,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the UK were named Luis, making it the 660th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 473rd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 272 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Luis since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Luis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Luis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #660 for this spelling alone.
- Luis 61
- Luiss 4
- Luiz 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 639th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Luis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #660 |
| 2024 | 73 | #583 |
| 2023 | 101 | #441 |
| 2022 | 114 | #413 |
| 2021 | 98 | #471 |
| 2020 | 93 | #473 |
| 2019 | 98 | #465 |
| 2018 | 95 | #477 |
| 2017 | 130 | #389 |
| 2016 | 107 | #437 |
| 2015 | 131 | #383 |
| 2014 | 143 | #354 |
| 2013 | 114 | #410 |
| 2012 | 125 | #385 |
| 2011 | 135 | #360 |
| 2010 | 112 | #401 |
| 2009 | 116 | #380 |
| 2008 | 127 | #344 |
| 2007 | 166 | #272 |
| 2006 | 214 | #219 |
| 2005 | 272 | #184 |
| 2004 | 195 | #213 |
| 2003 | 153 | #237 |
| 2002 | 169 | #211 |
| 2001 | 155 | #224 |
| 2000 | 137 | #233 |
| 1999 | 103 | #303 |
| 1998 | 106 | #286 |
| 1997 | 103 | #297 |
| 1996 | 72 | #355 |
How popular is Luis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #144among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,475about 1 in 690 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,475 boys in the US were named Luis, making it the 144th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 137th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8,054 boys. 7 girls were also named Luis in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Luis than any year since 1978.
Half of all the boys named Luis in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Luis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,475 | #144 |
| 2024 | 2,787 | #130 |
| 2023 | 2,772 | #134 |
| 2022 | 2,953 | #125 |
| 2021 | 2,740 | #137 |
| 2020 | 2,705 | #137 |
| 2019 | 3,198 | #119 |
| 2018 | 3,100 | #126 |
| 2017 | 3,385 | #117 |
| 2016 | 3,555 | #113 |
| 2015 | 3,734 | #108 |
| 2014 | 3,905 | #99 |
| 2013 | 4,008 | #97 |
| 2012 | 4,373 | #90 |
| 2011 | 4,693 | #88 |
| 2010 | 5,128 | #79 |
| 2009 | 6,145 | #69 |
| 2008 | 7,135 | #64 |
| 2007 | 8,054 | #60 |
| 2006 | 7,921 | #62 |
| 2005 | 7,469 | #59 |
| 2004 | 7,495 | #57 |
| 2003 | 7,585 | #60 |
| 2002 | 7,379 | #57 |
| 2001 | 7,489 | #52 |
| 2000 | 7,662 | #49 |
| 1999 | 7,213 | #55 |
| 1998 | 7,202 | #53 |
| 1997 | 7,131 | #53 |
| 1996 | 6,407 | #57 |
| 1995 | 6,174 | #59 |
| 1994 | 6,362 | #57 |
| 1993 | 6,412 | #58 |
| 1992 | 6,169 | #64 |
| 1991 | 5,896 | #66 |
| 1990 | 5,795 | #66 |
| 1989 | 4,852 | #73 |
| 1988 | 4,333 | #75 |
| 1987 | 3,921 | #82 |
| 1986 | 4,028 | #79 |
| 1985 | 3,706 | #85 |
| 1984 | 3,261 | #88 |
| 1983 | 3,321 | #88 |
| 1982 | 3,324 | #90 |
| 1981 | 3,342 | #92 |
| 1980 | 3,359 | #88 |
| 1979 | 2,752 | #102 |
| 1978 | 2,398 | #109 |
| 1977 | 2,493 | #108 |
| 1976 | 2,390 | #110 |
| 1975 | 2,422 | #107 |
| 1974 | 2,451 | #106 |
| 1973 | 2,272 | #114 |
| 1972 | 2,278 | #124 |
| 1971 | 2,226 | #138 |
| 1970 | 2,284 | #145 |
| 1969 | 1,987 | #151 |
| 1968 | 1,778 | #152 |
| 1967 | 1,740 | #156 |
| 1966 | 1,659 | #165 |
| 1965 | 1,525 | #174 |
| 1964 | 1,566 | #175 |
| 1963 | 1,455 | #202 |
| 1962 | 1,453 | #204 |
| 1961 | 1,409 | #204 |
| 1960 | 1,335 | #209 |
| 1959 | 1,282 | #217 |
| 1958 | 1,225 | #215 |
| 1957 | 1,114 | #226 |
| 1956 | 1,099 | #222 |
| 1955 | 1,007 | #226 |
| 1954 | 1,018 | #217 |
| 1953 | 884 | #228 |
| 1952 | 775 | #241 |
| 1951 | 730 | #249 |
| 1950 | 656 | #252 |
| 1949 | 673 | #248 |
| 1948 | 590 | #275 |
| 1947 | 464 | #318 |
| 1946 | 388 | #326 |
| 1945 | 367 | #310 |
| 1944 | 350 | #320 |
| 1943 | 318 | #346 |
| 1942 | 258 | #377 |
| 1941 | 256 | #365 |
| 1940 | 241 | #367 |
| 1939 | 240 | #365 |
| 1938 | 311 | #310 |
| 1937 | 264 | #334 |
| 1936 | 229 | #358 |
| 1935 | 270 | #332 |
| 1934 | 294 | #317 |
| 1933 | 249 | #337 |
| 1932 | 302 | #316 |
| 1931 | 275 | #331 |
| 1930 | 372 | #297 |
| 1929 | 377 | #288 |
| 1928 | 322 | #314 |
| 1927 | 372 | #300 |
| 1926 | 315 | #319 |
| 1925 | 269 | #360 |
| 1924 | 334 | #314 |
| 1923 | 321 | #325 |
| 1922 | 276 | #355 |
| 1921 | 241 | #390 |
| 1920 | 216 | #401 |
| 1919 | 209 | #403 |
| 1918 | 144 | #498 |
| 1917 | 114 | #549 |
| 1916 | 105 | #558 |
| 1915 | 104 | #550 |
| 1914 | 104 | #475 |
| 1913 | 83 | #475 |
| 1912 | 76 | #450 |
| 1911 | 45 | #432 |
| 1910 | 39 | #440 |
| 1909 | 36 | #408 |
| 1908 | 38 | #374 |
| 1907 | 31 | #405 |
| 1906 | 19 | #523 |
| 1905 | 19 | #525 |
| 1904 | 25 | #417 |
| 1903 | 20 | #470 |
| 1902 | 19 | #490 |
| 1901 | 16 | #487 |
| 1900 | 21 | #518 |
| 1899 | 14 | #521 |
| 1898 | 12 | #634 |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 9 | #738 |
| 1894 | 17 | #480 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 10 | #687 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 11 | #581 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 12 | #540 |
| 1885 | 11 | #577 |
| 1884 | 14 | #504 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 13 | #514 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
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