Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishLuke 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
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.
Star Wars, yes. We're not even especially big fans. But Luke is also just a great name on its own — biblical, short, one syllable, impossible to forget or misspell. Star Wars just confirmed what was already true.
— Todd, Des Moines IA, 2018
My father-in-law's middle name. He was the kind of man who put his family first his whole life and never asked for recognition. We wanted his name somewhere that mattered.
— Sophie, Louisville KY, 2020
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 43 | #256 |
| 1881 | 42 | #241 |
| 1882 | 44 | #259 |
| 1883 | 38 | #270 |
| 1884 | 39 | #275 |
| 1885 | 50 | #234 |
| 1886 | 50 | #241 |
| 1887 | 47 | #236 |
| 1888 | 45 | #268 |
| 1889 | 44 | #245 |
| 1890 | 42 | #269 |
| 1891 | 23 | #362 |
| 1892 | 42 | #282 |
| 1893 | 48 | #255 |
| 1894 | 32 | #313 |
| 1895 | 53 | #248 |
| 1896 | 45 | #274 |
| 1897 | 44 | #264 |
| 1898 | 38 | #314 |
| 1899 | 35 | #296 |
| 1900 | 70 | #243 |
| 1901 | 37 | #287 |
| 1902 | 41 | #301 |
| 1903 | 46 | #274 |
| 1904 | 40 | #317 |
| 1905 | 53 | #271 |
| 1906 | 57 | #261 |
| 1907 | 45 | #320 |
| 1908 | 52 | #304 |
| 1909 | 57 | #306 |
| 1910 | 71 | #294 |
| 1911 | 62 | #351 |
| 1912 | 83 | #429 |
| 1913 | 115 | #403 |
| 1914 | 168 | #366 |
| 1915 | 157 | #432 |
| 1916 | 183 | #412 |
| 1917 | 163 | #444 |
| 1918 | 176 | #447 |
| 1919 | 165 | #460 |
| 1920 | 166 | #472 |
| 1921 | 165 | #479 |
| 1922 | 190 | #441 |
| 1923 | 185 | #451 |
| 1924 | 206 | #425 |
| 1925 | 165 | #470 |
| 1926 | 162 | #472 |
| 1927 | 158 | #481 |
| 1928 | 149 | #496 |
| 1929 | 153 | #475 |
| 1930 | 141 | #503 |
| 1931 | 142 | #475 |
| 1932 | 165 | #438 |
| 1933 | 110 | #547 |
| 1934 | 122 | #533 |
| 1935 | 121 | #526 |
| 1936 | 116 | #532 |
| 1937 | 113 | #547 |
| 1938 | 123 | #524 |
| 1939 | 116 | #533 |
| 1940 | 116 | #548 |
| 1941 | 121 | #540 |
| 1942 | 110 | #601 |
| 1943 | 126 | #566 |
| 1944 | 117 | #568 |
| 1945 | 117 | #554 |
| 1946 | 130 | #564 |
| 1947 | 151 | #550 |
| 1948 | 155 | #533 |
| 1949 | 155 | #534 |
| 1950 | 170 | #516 |
| 1951 | 169 | #528 |
| 1952 | 158 | #557 |
| 1953 | 169 | #544 |
| 1954 | 197 | #519 |
| 1955 | 219 | #500 |
| 1956 | 245 | #486 |
| 1957 | 291 | #452 |
| 1958 | 337 | #429 |
| 1959 | 353 | #425 |
| 1960 | 424 | #384 |
| 1961 | 415 | #391 |
| 1962 | 426 | #392 |
| 1963 | 422 | #387 |
| 1964 | 445 | #374 |
| 1965 | 400 | #392 |
| 1966 | 355 | #398 |
| 1967 | 346 | #409 |
| 1968 | 387 | #396 |
| 1969 | 452 | #367 |
| 1970 | 535 | #351 |
| 1971 | 530 | #348 |
| 1972 | 575 | #319 |
| 1973 | 633 | #286 |
| 1974 | 725 | #265 |
| 1975 | 778 | #256 |
| 1976 | 913 | #223 |
| 1977 | 1,242 | #190 |
| 1978 | 1,882 | #139 |
| 1979 | 2,471 | #110 |
| 1980 | 3,111 | #97 |
| 1981 | 3,015 | #100 |
| 1982 | 2,478 | #119 |
| 1983 | 2,655 | #105 |
| 1984 | 2,473 | #110 |
| 1985 | 2,741 | #106 |
| 1986 | 2,654 | #106 |
| 1987 | 2,593 | #111 |
| 1988 | 2,620 | #119 |
| 1989 | 2,712 | #121 |
| 1990 | 2,884 | #118 |
| 1991 | 3,013 | #113 |
| 1992 | 4,066 | #93 |
| 1993 | 4,358 | #87 |
| 1994 | 4,095 | #91 |
| 1995 | 4,629 | #82 |
| 1996 | 5,017 | #75 |
| 1997 | 4,953 | #78 |
| 1998 | 5,284 | #75 |
| 1999 | 6,137 | #67 |
| 2000 | 7,149 | #59 |
| 2001 | 8,008 | #50 |
| 2002 | 8,692 | #46 |
| 2003 | 9,304 | #46 |
| 2004 | 9,597 | #41 |
| 2005 | 10,011 | #41 |
| 2006 | 10,087 | #43 |
| 2007 | 9,608 | #46 |
| 2008 | 9,423 | #43 |
| 2009 | 8,624 | #47 |
| 2010 | 8,849 | #41 |
| 2011 | 8,706 | #39 |
| 2012 | 9,022 | #37 |
| 2013 | 9,587 | #34 |
| 2014 | 10,521 | #28 |
| 2015 | 10,292 | #28 |
| 2016 | 9,999 | #29 |
| 2017 | 9,223 | #30 |
| 2018 | 8,624 | #30 |
| 2019 | 8,440 | #32 |
| 2020 | 7,782 | #31 |
| 2021 | 7,708 | #32 |
| 2022 | 7,389 | #34 |
| 2023 | 7,244 | #31 |
| 2024 | 7,039 | #34 |
