Boy nameCurrently #34 in the USFalling
Luke
LOOK//luːk//
1 syllablePeak year: 20144 lettersStarts with L
Meaning & origin
From Lucania, or bringer of light
Luke comes from the Greek 'Loukas', likely referring to someone from Lucania in southern Italy, though popularly linked to light. In the New Testament, Luke was a physician and the author of the third gospel, and the name carries a clean, timeless simplicity.
Luke's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Luke |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 43 |
| 1881 | 42 |
| 1882 | 44 |
| 1883 | 38 |
| 1884 | 39 |
| 1885 | 50 |
| 1886 | 50 |
| 1887 | 47 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 44 |
| 1890 | 42 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 42 |
| 1893 | 48 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 53 |
| 1896 | 45 |
| 1897 | 44 |
| 1898 | 38 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 70 |
| 1901 | 37 |
| 1902 | 41 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 40 |
| 1905 | 53 |
| 1906 | 57 |
| 1907 | 45 |
| 1908 | 52 |
| 1909 | 57 |
| 1910 | 71 |
| 1911 | 62 |
| 1912 | 83 |
| 1913 | 115 |
| 1914 | 168 |
| 1915 | 157 |
| 1916 | 183 |
| 1917 | 163 |
| 1918 | 176 |
| 1919 | 165 |
| 1920 | 166 |
| 1921 | 165 |
| 1922 | 190 |
| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 206 |
| 1925 | 165 |
| 1926 | 162 |
| 1927 | 158 |
| 1928 | 149 |
| 1929 | 153 |
| 1930 | 141 |
| 1931 | 142 |
| 1932 | 165 |
| 1933 | 110 |
| 1934 | 122 |
| 1935 | 121 |
| 1936 | 116 |
| 1937 | 113 |
| 1938 | 123 |
| 1939 | 116 |
| 1940 | 116 |
| 1941 | 121 |
| 1942 | 110 |
| 1943 | 126 |
| 1944 | 117 |
| 1945 | 117 |
| 1946 | 130 |
| 1947 | 151 |
| 1948 | 155 |
| 1949 | 155 |
| 1950 | 170 |
| 1951 | 169 |
| 1952 | 158 |
| 1953 | 169 |
| 1954 | 197 |
| 1955 | 219 |
| 1956 | 245 |
| 1957 | 291 |
| 1958 | 337 |
| 1959 | 353 |
| 1960 | 424 |
| 1961 | 415 |
| 1962 | 426 |
| 1963 | 422 |
| 1964 | 445 |
| 1965 | 400 |
| 1966 | 355 |
| 1967 | 346 |
| 1968 | 387 |
| 1969 | 452 |
| 1970 | 541 |
| 1971 | 539 |
| 1972 | 580 |
| 1973 | 633 |
| 1974 | 725 |
| 1975 | 778 |
| 1976 | 913 |
| 1977 | 1,247 |
| 1978 | 1,892 |
| 1979 | 2,482 |
| 1980 | 3,132 |
| 1981 | 3,026 |
| 1982 | 2,497 |
| 1983 | 2,678 |
| 1984 | 2,497 |
| 1985 | 2,760 |
| 1986 | 2,669 |
| 1987 | 2,609 |
| 1988 | 2,643 |
| 1989 | 2,719 |
| 1990 | 2,891 |
| 1991 | 3,023 |
| 1992 | 4,079 |
| 1993 | 4,369 |
| 1994 | 4,106 |
| 1995 | 4,635 |
| 1996 | 5,023 |
| 1997 | 4,961 |
| 1998 | 5,293 |
| 1999 | 6,149 |
| 2000 | 7,154 |
| 2001 | 8,024 |
| 2002 | 8,701 |
| 2003 | 9,319 |
| 2004 | 9,633 |
| 2005 | 10,027 |
| 2006 | 10,100 |
| 2007 | 9,615 |
| 2008 | 9,434 |
| 2009 | 8,624 |
| 2010 | 8,855 |
| 2011 | 8,714 |
| 2012 | 9,030 |
| 2013 | 9,592 |
| 2014 | 10,534 |
| 2015 | 10,300 |
| 2016 | 10,010 |
| 2017 | 9,229 |
| 2018 | 8,633 |
| 2019 | 8,450 |
| 2020 | 7,788 |
| 2021 | 7,715 |
| 2022 | 7,396 |
| 2023 | 7,244 |
| 2024 | 7,046 |
Luke through the decades
- Luke peaked in 2014, when 10,534 babies were named Luke in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Luke has fallen 11% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Luke currently ranks #34 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Luke
Variants & spellings
LucasLukas
Famous people named Luke
- Luke Skywalker — Star Wars character