Luis
Usage of Luis in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Luis against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Luis is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Luis is the Spanish form of Louis, meaning “famous warrior.” Luis Buñuel was a pioneering surrealist filmmaker who set out to provoke bourgeois society.
Luis in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,475 boys were named Luis, making it the #144 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 292,959 boys have been named Luis, with the most (8,054) in 2007. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Luis in other languages
- Louis Dutch, English, French
- Ludvig Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Aloysius Dutch, Latin
- Ludovic French, Romanian
- Ludwig Dutch, German
- Clodoveo Italian
- Clovis French
- Lajos Hungarian
- Lewis English
- Lewys Welsh
- Lluís Catalan
- Loïc French
- Ludovico Italian
- Ludvik Slovenian
- Ludwik Polish
- Luigi Italian
- Luiz Portuguese
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Luis
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Luis, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Luis (Category 4) | 1995 | North Atlantic | 241 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Luis
There are 1,747 towns and villages with Luis in their name, in 30 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 863🇧🇷 Brazil 210🇨🇴 Colombia 115🇵🇪 Peru 84🇨🇺 Cuba 46🇧🇴 Bolivia 45🇬🇹 Guatemala 43🇪🇨 Ecuador 39
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| São Luís | Maranhão, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 917,237 | Map |
| San Luis | San Luis, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 169,947 | Map |
| San Luis | Santiago de Cuba Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | 67,293 | Map |
| San Luis | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 33,467 | Map |
| San Luis | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | 31,520 | Map |
| Luís Correia | Piauí, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 30,438 | Map |
| San Luis | Santa Bárbara Department, 🇭🇳 Honduras | 24,606 | Map |
| Luís Antônio | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 12,265 | Map |
| Luís Gomes | Rio Grande do Norte, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 9,070 | Map |
| San Luis | Baja California, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8,571 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Luis
There are 27 lakes and reservoirs with Luis in their name, in 8 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 8🇲🇽 Mexico 8🇺🇸 United States 4🇦🇷 Argentina 3🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Luis | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Luis | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Luis | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Luis | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Baía de São Luís | Mato Grosso, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Ciénaga San Luis | Bolívar, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Embalse San Luis | Chinandega Department, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Map |
| Lago San Luis | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lago do Luís | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lago do Luís | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Luis songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Luis in their title. The best known:
- Dame (Luis Miguel song) (1996)
- La navidad de Luis – León Gieco
- Soy de San Luis – Texas Tornados (1990)
- A l'amic José Luis – Carles Rovira i Reixach
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Luis
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Luis.
Luis Aguiar
Luis Alberto
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Antonio Jiménez
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Fictional characters named Luis
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Luis as a pet name
FurryName has found 29 dogs named Luis in public pet registers, making it the #2,421 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (3), Adelaide (1), Basel (1). Luis as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Luis in public pet registers, making it the #3,010 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Miranda (1), Seattle (1). Luis as a cat name →
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