Luther

German
"army people"

Luther Origin and Meaning

The name Luther is a boy's name of German origin meaning "army people".

Once restricted to evangelical Protestants honoring the ecclesiastical reformer and theologian Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant revolution. In more recent times it has been favored by parents wishing to honor civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. Luther was a Top 100 name at the turn of the last century, but fell off the list in the early 1990s.
Luther Burbank was an eminent botanist and Luther Vandross was a popular R&B artist. It's the name of a main character on the Disney series Zeke and Luther. The name was given a shot of contemporary energy via Idris Elba's dynamic performance in the eponymous BBC crime drama.

# 992 in the US

Luther Rank in US Top 1000

# 886 on Nameberry

Luther Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Luther Popularity

Famous People Named Luther

  • Luther Ronzoni Vandross
    Jr., American R&B singer
  • Luther (born Lutha) Adler
    American actor
  • Luther Allison
    American blues guitarist
  • Luther Badger
    American lawyer and politician
  • Luther Loide Blissett
    English footballer
  • Luther Burbank
    American botanist
  • Luther Roderick Campbell
    American record executive
  • Luther Andrews Dickinson
    American rock guitarist
  • Luther Chase Goldman
    American naturalist and wildlife photographer
  • Luther James Grosvenor
    English rock musician
  • Luther Dale Head
    American basketball player
  • Luther Martin Magby
    American gospel singer
  • Luther Martin
    American politician
  • Luther Robinson
    American football player
  • Luther A Wright Jr.
    American baseball player
  • Martin Luther
    German Protestant reformer
  • Martin Luther King
    Jr., American civil rights leader

Luther in Pop Culture

  • Luthisour Jerome "Luther" Waffles
    main character on Disney's "Zeke & Luther"
  • Luther
    recurring character on TV's "Key and Peele" (Obama's anger translator.)
  • Luther Krank
    character in movie "Christmas with the Kranks"
  • Luther Pinks
    character in movie "Slow Burn"
  • Luther Wainwright
    character on TV's "The Mentalist"
  • Luther
    character on TV's "Supernatural"
  • John Luther
    main character on British TV's "Luther"
  • Luther College
    school in Iowa, USA
  • Luther Hargreeves
    a character from the comic and Netflix show The Umbrella Academy