Luke

“Variant of Lucas — related to Latin lux, 'light'; or 'man from Lucania'” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #33 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Its best rank, #28, came in 2014 — Luke has settled just below that height, at #33 in 2025, with roughly 323,000 boys since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Popular twin pairings with Luke include Logan for a boy, and Lily for a girl.

Around the world: #23 in Ireland (2025) · #39 in Canada (2024) · #46 in New Zealand (2025) · #70 in Scotland (2025) · #84 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lukes

Luke the Evangelist — one of the four evangelists
Luke Shaw — English association football player (born 1995)
Luke Perry — American actor (1966–2019)
Luke Evans — Welsh actor and singer
Luke Wilson — American actor (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

Luke Skywalker — Star Wars · Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Luke Cage — Luke Cage · Luke Cage Noir
Luke Smith — The Sarah Jane Adventures · The Stolen Earth

What Lukes become

Among 1,975 notable people named Luke:

Sports figures appear 2.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luke Shaw, English association football player (born 1995).

Similar names: Luca · Dominic · Luciano · Jace · Julian · Owen

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