Luis is a distinctive choice, ranked #639 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Luis in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#639
US Rank #144
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Luis in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #130, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Luis
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 team.
Luis Vernet — Luis Vernet was a merchant from Hamburg of Huguenot descent.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Luis
Unlikely. With around 57 UK babies named Luis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luis in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luis is declining: down 183 places since 2020, to #639 in 2025. It peaked at #176 in 2005.
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 Díaz (footballer, born 1997) and Luis Coronel. Short summaries for each appear below.
Luis appears in the US top 500 at #130 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
57
UK babies named Luis (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 183 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
Almost certainly the only Luis in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Luis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.
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.