Luis is a distinctive choice, ranked #567 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Luis in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#567
US Rank #130
About the Name Luis
Luis has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 111 places in five years. It was most popular in 2005 at #176 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Luis is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #130, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Luis
Unlikely. With around 67 UK babies named Luis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luis in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luis has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 111 places in the last five years. Its peak was #176 in 2005. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Luis is more popular in the US (#130) than in the UK (#567). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Luis include: Luis Suárez — Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.; Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997) — Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Colombia national...; Luis Coronel — Luis Miguel Coronel Gámez, better known as Luis Coronel, is an American singer of regional Mexican music..
Luis appears in the US top 500 at #130 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
67
UK babies named Luis (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 111 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Luis
Likely around 1 other Luis in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Luis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.
Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Colombia national team. He is considered one of the best wingers in the world.
Luis Vernet was a merchant from Hamburg of Huguenot descent. Vernet established a settlement on East Falkland in 1828, after first seeking approval from both the British and Argentine authorities.
Luis Sangel Arráez is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, and San Diego Padres.
Luis Alberto del Paraná was a Paraguayan singer and guitarist. During the fifties, sixties and early seventies, he traveled extensively around the globe with his group Los Paraguayos, popularizing Paraguayan music.
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the presidential campaign of 1994.