EveryBabyNames

Luke

4 countries#33 in United States, 2025
US
#33
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#70
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#83
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#764
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
334,155
Peak year (United States)
2014
Peak-year count
10,536
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Luke was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

323,585 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #33 · peaked in 2014 with 10,536 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

5,803 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #70 · peaked in 2006 with 246 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

3,064 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #83 · peaked in 2006 with 165 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

1,703 births recorded 1979–2022 · currently #764 · peaked in 2016 with 80 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Luke’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#43
2007#46↓3
2008#43↑3
2009#47↓4
2010#41↑6
2011#39↑2
2012#37↑2
2013#34↑3
2014#28↑6
2015#28
2016#29↓1
2017#30↓1
2018#30
2019#32↓2
2020#31↑1
2021#32↓1
2022#34↓2
2023#31↑3
2024#34↓3
2025#33↑1

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