Is Luster a boy or girl name?

Luster is a boy’s name. Of the 1,132 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.

Luster

Recorded 1882–1988 · United States

Luster was most popular in 1920, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,338 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,132 people named Luster.

Luster over time

Births per year. The dot marks Luster’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Luster a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Luster is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 1,132 Americans given it were girls and 98.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Luster

Where Luster is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Mississippi 39.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org