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Baby name
Luther
Boy
Origin of the name
Luther comes from a German name made of words meaning “people” and “army.” The reformer Martin Luther made it famous, and it was given in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Classic name
66,986births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 118rank at its peak, in 1922
Where babies named Luther are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Luther is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Luther is most common in Mississippi (4.6 times), South Carolina (4.5) and Arkansas (3.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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