Luqman
Luqman is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Quranic.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Quranic
Meaning & Origin of Luqman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Luqman is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Quranic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Quranic
The Story of Luqman
American parents first put Luqman on the record books as a baby boy name in 1976, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 57 Luqmans were born — ranking #2,386 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Luqmans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,584 among baby boy names with 52 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 1K Luqmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Luqman
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Luqman. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Luqman
Phonetically similar names — useful when Luqman is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Locution
- Lucuma
- Acumen
- Lukman
- Luckman
- Tucuman
- Legume
- Legumes
- Legum
- Lichtman
- Elocution
- Allocution
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Luqman
Luqman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Luqman's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Luqman'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.