Given name & surname
Luta
“refers to the color red”
Luta is a variant of Lootah. One Native American interpretation is “refers to the color red.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luta is a variant of Lootah. One Native American interpretation is “refers to the color red.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Luta is a variant of Lootah. An origin associated with Lootah is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 0 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 200 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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