Luke

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Luke is a masculine given name and, less commonly, a surname. The name Luke is the English form and the diminutive of the Latin name Lucas. The exact etymology of the name is contested.

From Wikipedia

Luke first appears in the data in 1967 and has been recorded in 58 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 1,455 babies (rank #8 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Luke

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Luke yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

39,809

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,455

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Star Wars: Luke Skywalker — Jedi knight
In Bible: Luke — evangelist, physician
In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Luke Castellan — son of Hermes

Famous people named Luke

Luke Shawassociation football player · b. 1995
Luke Skywalkerstarship pilot
Luke Perryfilm actor · b. 1966
Luke Evansfilm actor · b. 1979
Luke Wilsonfilm actor · b. 1971

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1967	62	#100
1968	74	#97
1969	118	#87
1970	126	#89
1971	174	#75
1972	220	#62
1973	256	#56
1974	319	#40
1975	323	#37
1976	479	#30
1977	582	#25
1978	767	#20
1979	935	#14
1980	1,146	#9
1981	1,455	#8
1982	1,307	#9
1983	1,332	#8
1984	1,342	#9
1985	1,395	#7
1986	1,294	#9
1987	1,230	#10
1988	1,092	#10
1989	1,170	#9
1990	1,209	#9
1991	1,212	#9
1992	1,121	#12
1993	1,316	#6
1994	1,197	#7
1995	1,085	#9
1996	924	#12
1997	880	#15
1998	802	#16
1999	811	#14
2000	781	#15
2001	754	#17
2002	767	#14
2003	747	#15
2004	760	#14
2005	735	#14
2006	409	#17
2007	390	#22
2008	541	#24
2009	476	#28
2010	428	#34
2011	425	#32
2012	367	#44
2013	311	#51
2014	302	#63
2015	1,001	#52
2016	1,231	#37
2017	301	#76
2018	281	#80
2019	300	#81
2020	273	#80
2021	200	#77
2022	94	#107
2023	92	#103
2024	88	#112