Luther
Luther is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
Luther · Lúther
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Iceland, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Lúther
- US records 1880–2017
- 66,022 male / 435 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Luther
If you do not know Luther’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Luther,” in English, “Guten Tag Luther,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Luther,
German
Guten Tag Luther,
French
Bonjour Luther,
Spanish
Estimado/a Luther:
Chinese
Luther您好：
Japanese
Luther様
English
Hi Luther,
German
Hi Luther,
French
Salut Luther,
Spanish
Hola Luther,
Chinese
Luther你好：
Japanese
Lutherさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name |
| Iceland | rare | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
66,022 male · 435 female · 66,457 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Luther a male or female name?
Luther is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Luther in an email?
If you do not know Luther’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Luther,” in English, “Guten Tag Luther,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Luther a unisex name?
Luther is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Luther a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/luther. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_luther,
title = {Is Luther a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/luther},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}