Luke

Primarily a boy's name · 98% 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 1971 and has been recorded in 43 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 152 babies (rank #137 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

2,544

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

152

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
1971	1	#1,042
1972	1	#1,059
1974	1	#1,100
1975	1	#1,255
1976	2	#1,067
1977	2	#1,065
1978	3	#962
1979	3	#974
1980	4	#911
1981	4	#926
1982	12	#602
1983	20	#453
1984	29	#382
1985	14	#579
1986	28	#421
1987	20	#510
1988	19	#529
1989	31	#423
1990	44	#352
1991	39	#378
1992	54	#307
1993	85	#221
1994	60	#278
1995	74	#241
1996	80	#231
1997	90	#208
1998	123	#169
1999	130	#155
2000	141	#149
2001	141	#148
2002	152	#137
2003	145	#140
2004	106	#174
2005	113	#163
2006	85	#197
2007	89	#185
2008	100	#172
2009	86	#182
2010	78	#197
2011	73	#208
2012	78	#183
2013	65	#215
2014	75	#180