Luke
The English form of Lucas, from the Greek Loukas, taken as someone from Lucania. The gospel writer's name entered English through Bible translation.
Luke in 2025
Luke was given to 6,957 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 48th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 477 babies born.
The history of Luke
Luke reached its highest point in 2014, when 10,536 babies were given the name, ranking 38th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 323,585 babies have been named Luke. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Luke by decade
| Decade | Babies named Luke | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 442 | 484 |
| 1890s | 402 | 631 |
| 1900s | 498 | 639 |
| 1910s | 1,343 | 769 |
| 1920s | 1,699 | 897 |
| 1930s | 1,269 | 924 |
| 1940s | 1,298 | 1,156 |
| 1950s | 2,308 | 929 |
| 1960s | 4,071 | 818 |
| 1970s | 10,329 | 236 |
| 1980s | 27,222 | 196 |
| 1990s | 44,527 | 117 |
| 2000s | 90,634 | 61 |
| 2010s | 93,358 | 38 |
| 2020s | 44,185 | 47 |
Where Luke is heading
Luke has fallen 32% over the past decade, from 10,302 babies in 2015 to 6,957 in 2025.
Names like Luke
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Luke.