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Luke

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Light
Light giving

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Luke

Pronunciation

l(u)-ke

Famous People

Actor Luke Perry, Actor Luke Wilson, Basketball player Luke Walton

Celebrity Babies

Son of Rick Schroder, Son of Bill Murray, Son of Kirk Cameron

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #28, 10,480 births); most recent 2025 (rank #33, 6,948 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3897, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256,9489
20247,0397
20237,244–
20227,3897
20217,7087
20207,7826
20198,44010
20188,6249
20179,2236
20169,99911

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #12, 5,664 births); most recent 2025 (rank #131, 380 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025380
2024387
2023446
2022505
2021496
2020544
2019632
2018677
2017868
20161,056

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #610, 80 births); most recent 2023 (rank #823, 48 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202348
202257
202164
202067
201968
201867
201780
201680
201566
201475

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #8, 544 births); most recent 2025 (rank #24, 185 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025185
2024217
2023215
2022233
2021268
2020290
2019317
2018368
2017420
2016375

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #29, 246 births); most recent 2025 (rank #70, 69 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202569
202489
202377
202280
2021122
2020122
2019110
2018134
2017127
2016142

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #13, 165 births); most recent 2025 (rank #83, 29 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202529
202444
202352
202274
202164
202070
201950
201872
201781
2016121

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #33, 99 births); most recent 2023 (rank #51, 51 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202351
202272
202158
202072
201973
201878
201790
201699
201585
201495

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence