Luthien
Lúthien and Beren are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth. Lúthien is an elf, daughter of the elf-king Thingol and goddess-like Melian. Beren is a mortal man. The complex tale of their love for each other and the quest they are forced to embark upon is a story of triumph against overwhelming odds but ending in tragedy.
Meaning & Origin of Luthien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lúthien and Beren are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth. Lúthien is an elf, daughter of the elf-king Thingol and goddess-like Melian. Beren is a mortal man. The complex tale of their love for each other and the quest they are forced to embark upon is a story of triumph against overwhelming odds but ending in tragedy.
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Etymology
The Story of Luthien
Luthien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2015, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 12 births, good for #8,472 nationwide. About 61% of every Luthien on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Luthien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 74 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Luthien
Luthien is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Luthien's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Luthien's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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