Luke
Luke is a masculine given name and, less commonly, a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Luke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Luke is a masculine given name and, less commonly, a surname.
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The Story of Luke
Luke first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 43 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 10,521 Lukes were born — ranking #28 that year. As of 2026, Luke ranks #33 for baby boys with 6,883 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 330K Lukes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Luke
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Names that sound like Luke
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About the name Luke
Luke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 330K births in the dataset. Luke's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #28. Use the chart and map above to compare Luke's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.