Recorded 1883–2009 Boys' name Peak 1927 21 births

Lute — boys' name

21 babies named Lute in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51920s62000s10
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lute was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lute in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lute

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Lute between 1883 and 2009, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lute currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lute performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lute shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lute in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lute at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

21

Since 1883

127 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1883

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lute popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1883

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
4.555.566.5 2009200419271883 5

Lute by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 48% of Lute's all-time total
1880s51920s62000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lute?
21 babies have been named Lute since 1883. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Lute most popular?
Lute was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Lute been used?
Lute has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 127 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lute?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luther, Luthur, Lutrell, Luthor, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.