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 1996 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 5,664 babies (rank #12 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

69,869

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

5,664

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
1996	5,664	#12
1997	5,147	#11
1998	4,934	#13
1999	4,982	#12
2000	4,870	#11
2001	4,610	#11
2002	4,342	#13
2003	3,958	#14
2004	3,647	#16
2005	3,771	#13
2006	3,475	#17
2007	3,125	#21
2008	2,582	#25
2009	2,220	#33
2010	2,090	#38
2011	1,830	#41
2012	1,557	#45
2013	1,415	#45
2014	1,322	#44
2015	1,095	#58
2016	1,056	#59
2017	868	#76
2018	677	#94
2019	632	#100