Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1885
Luta
28 babies named Luta in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1885–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Luta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1885.
Luta has 28 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1918.
- 28 total births
- 1885–1918 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Luta since 1885, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.
- 28
- total births
- 1885–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Luta was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
7 babies were named Luta in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Luta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luta's SSA record in two at 1899 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luta at a glance
Last recorded 1918Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1885
Luta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1918
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Luta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Luta's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Luta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
6 births
- 1890s
1890s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Luta? ▼
Luta has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1885, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1918. 7 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
When was Luta most popular? ▼
Luta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Luta been used? ▼
Records for Luta go back to 1885, giving 34 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Luta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lutie, Lutricia, Luther, Lutisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Luta
Nearby Names Like Luta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Luta
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Lutricia Girl
733 births
Luther Girl
435 births
Lutisha Girl
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Luticia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Luta: Baby Name Since 1885 - 28 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/luta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Luta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.