Luke

Meaning: Light; or man from Lucania
Origin: Variant of Lucas · The light interpretation is linked to Latin lux (from Greek)

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

Popularity over time

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.

US use of Luke more than doubled from 1976 to 1978, around the 1977 release of Star Wars, which introduced Luke Skywalker.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#23 in Ireland (2025) · #46 in New Zealand (2025) · #71 in Scotland (2025) · #84 in N. Ireland (2025) · #131 in England & Wales (2025) · #201 in Netherlands (2025) · #322 in Norway (2025) · #466 in Poland (2025) · #503 in Switzerland (2025) · #573 in Austria (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #869 in Ecuador (2025) and 3 more.

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 (film)
Luke Cage — Luke Cage (Bible)
Luke Smith — The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series)

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).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Luke include Logan for a boy, and Lily for a girl.

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

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