Luis

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A few things about Luis you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Luis

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

Choose Luis and your child shares a first name with Luis Suárez, an Uruguayan association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Luis, like who?” Luis Suárez's Wikipedia article is available in 114 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 690 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Luis, 2,475 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Luis would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLuis has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Luiss, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2000, when it reached #49.
• 📉Then vs nowLuis was 2.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 256 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 690.
• 📍Where it's lovedLuis is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #49, followed by New Mexico (#53) and Texas (#66). It's in the top 1,000 in 39 states.
• 💬MeaningLuis is a Spanish form of Louis, which means “famous warrior”. Our records link it to German, Portuguese and Spanish roots.
• 🌍OriginLuis is the most popular Portuguese boy name in the US. That's out of 44 Portuguese boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Luis

Luis is a boy name of German, Portuguese and Spanish origin meaning “famous warrior”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-uis”. US birth records list Luis for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked #49 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #144, with 2,475 babies.

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