Baby name
RISING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 Luther
/LOO · ther/
Meaning
“Army people”
From the Germanic Leuther, meaning army people; internationally associated with both Martin Luther the reformer and Martin Luther King Jr., giving it prophetic gravity.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Carries enormous historical weight; currently enjoying a quiet revival among name enthusiasts.
The cultural moment.
Rising slowly in the US since around 2015, still outside the top 500 but climbing.