Luc

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Luc is a French masculine given name and occasionally a diminutive form of other names.

From Wikipedia

Luc first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 72 babies (rank #351 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Luc

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

928

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Luc

Luc Bessonfilm editor · b. 1959
Luc Montagniermolecular biologist · b. 1932
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenarguesessayist · b. 1715
Luc Friedenuniversity teacher · b. 1963
Luc Abalohandball player · b. 1984

More popular boys' names

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	44	#447
1997	48	#425
1998	57	#391
1999	58	#391
2000	71	#349
2001	67	#364
2002	72	#351
2003	65	#403
2004	61	#448
2005	69	#424
2006	54	#548
2007	41	#695
2008	40	#737
2009	31	#894
2010	26	#1,069
2011	30	#951
2012	23	#1,169
2013	24	#1,100
2014	18	#1,405
2015	14	#1,747
2016	15	#1,675