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Luke

“man from Lucania”

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The story behind the name

Meet Luke.

Luke comes through Latin Lucas from Greek Loukas and refers to a person from Lucania, a region of southern Italy. Its biblical association is the evangelist traditionally linked with the Gospel of Luke.

Lucas and Luca belong to the same family. Despite their similar openings, Lucius and Lucian have a different root connected with light, so Luke should not automatically receive that meaning.

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A little perspective

How popular is Luke?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#10,5749 recorded births
Boys · 2025#336,948 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

2014202510,5230
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys336,948
2025Girls10,5749
2024Boys347,062
2024Girls12,9267
2023Boys317,251
2022Boys347,393
2022Girls13,0507
2021Boys327,711
2021Girls12,9777
2020Boys317,784
2020Girls14,4386
2019Boys328,442
2019Girls10,18210
2018Boys308,624
2018Girls11,0849
2017Boys309,224
2017Girls15,2126
2016Boys2910,001
2016Girls9,81311
2015Boys2810,294
2015Girls12,5178
2014Boys2810,523
2014Girls8,77313

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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