Luke
Top 1000
About Luke
Luke is a cool-yet-strong Biblical name with a relaxed cowboy feel, which has been on the rise since the advent of Luke Skywalker.
Today, the Luke constellation of names is more popular than ever, with the ascendance of Top 10 Lucas and international star Luca. Luke ranks third in the group, but still stands in the US Top 50 and the Top 100 throughout the English-speaking world.
Luke originated as a short form of Lucas, a Latin derivation of the Greek name Loukas. The most famous bearer of the name is the first-century Greek physician—an evangelist and friend of Saint Paul, as well as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament—who was also supposed to have been a portrait painter. He thus became the patron saint of doctors and artists.
Later Lukes have included Luke Duke of The Dukes of Hazzard, Cool Hand Luke, half of the classic soap opera duo of Luke and Laura, contemporary actors Luke Wilson and Luke Perry, and a number of star athletes.
While Luke, Lucas, Luca, and the French Luc all have the same root and meaning, Lucius and Lucian have a different origin and meaning -- the more evocative "light".
Pronounced LUKE.
As of October 2026, Luke ranked #33 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #28 in 2014, Nameberry popularity #131.
Editor's take: The name Luke is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "man from Lucania".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #28 | 10,521 | 5,477.2 |
| 2015 | #28 | 10,292 | 5,369.5 |
| 2016 | #29 | 9,999 | 5,268.9 |
| 2017 | #30 | 9,223 | 4,982.8 |
| 2018 | #30 | 8,624 | 4,748.5 |
| 2019 | #32 | 8,440 | 4,704 |
| 2020 | #31 | 7,782 | 4,508.5 |
| 2021 | #32 | 7,708 | 4,405.9 |
| 2022 | #34 | 7,389 | 4,231.9 |
| 2023 | #31 | 7,244 | 4,234.8 |
| 2024 | #34 | 7,039 | 4,085.6 |
| 2025 | #33 | 6,948 | 4,067.7 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Jacob
- Ethan
- Nathan
- Zachary
- Caleb
- Lucas
- Isaac
- Joshua
- Andrew
- Samuel
- Benjamin
- Adam
- Matthew
- Daniel
- Max
- Aaron
- Noah
- Connor
- Elijah
- Jackson
Luke on lists
Famous Lukes
- Coy Luther "Luke" Perry
American actor
- Saint Luke
1st century Greek physician and evangelist, author of the Biblical books of Luke and Acts
- Luke Cunningham Wilson
American actor
- Luke Aaron Benward
American actor
- Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan
American country singer
- Luke Hemsworth
Australian actor, brother to Chris & Liam Hemsworth
- Luke Armstrong
son of athlete Lance Armstrong
- Luke Anthony Mark Brooks
Australian singer and comedian of the Janoskians troupe; twin brother Jaidon Domenic Matthew "Jai" Brooks
- Luke Gallows
ring name of Andrew "Drew" Hankinson, American pro wrestler
- Luke Harper
ring name of Jon Huber, American pro wrestler
- Luke Robert Hemmings
vocalist and guitarist of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer
- Luke Kleintank
American actor
- Luke Korns
Youtube personality
- Luke August Keuchly
American NFL football player
- Luke Robert Ravenstahl
American politician
- Lukas David "Luke" Cutforth
British vlogger
- Luke Theodore Walton
American basketball player and coach
- Luke Asher Watson
South African rugby union player
- Luke Campbell Donald
English golfer
- Lucas Daniel "Luke" Edwards
American actor
- Luke Barry
Irish singer of duo The Luke & Duane Show
- Luke Evans
Welsh actor and singer
- Luke Ford
Canadian,Australian actor
- Luke Temple
American lead singer of group Here We Go Magic
- Luca Giuseppe "Luke" Pasqualino
British actor
- Luke Kelly
Irish singer of The Dubliners
- Luke Damon Goss
English actor
- Luke Anthony "Jocko" Johnson
English drummer of Lostprophets and Amen
- Steven Lee "Luke" Lukather
American guitarist of band Toto
- Luke Mitchell
Australian actor and model
- Luke Norris
British actor and writer
- Luke Hudson Gavigan (b. 2007)
son of Jessica Capshaw and Christopher Gavigan
- Luke Rhodes (b. 2008)
son of American journalist Natalie Morales,Rhodes
- Luke Sampson Busey (b. 2010)
son of American actor Gary Busey
- Luke Shilling (b. 2016)
son of American soccer player Amy Rodriguez
- Luke Yeo (b. 2017)
son of Jamie Yeo
- Eric "Luke" Trump (b. 2017)
son of Eric and Lara Trump
- Luke Richard Bagshawe (b. 2018)
son of Eddie and Hannah Redmayne
- Luke Smallbone
Australian,american Christian singer and songwriter
Luke in pop culture
- Luke Skywalker
main character from the "Star Wars" series
- "Cool Hand Luke" aka Luke Jackson
character in the 1967 film of the same name
- Luke Atmey
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- Luke Crain
character in "The Haunting of Hill House"
- Luke Sunborn
main character in Sarah Rees Brennan's "In Other Lands"
- Luke Wright
main character in the 2012 action film "Safe"
- Luke Ward
character on TV's "The O.C."
- Luke Castellan
character in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series
- Luke Duke
character on TV's "The Dukes of Hazard"
- Luke Ross
character on TV's "Jessie"
- Luke Matheson
character on TV's "Ravenswood"
- Lucas "Luke" Danes
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Luke Spencer
character on American soap "General Hospital"
- Lucas "Luke" Dunphy
character on TV's "Modern Family"
- Luke Brower
character on TV's "Growing Pains"
- Luke Ramsey
character on TV's "American Horror Story: Coven"
- Luke O'Neil
character on TV's "Everything Sucks!"
- Luke Mosby
son of Ted on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
- Luke Chisholm
character from movie "Seven Days in Utopia"
- Luciano "Luke" Snyder
character on American soap "As The World Turns"
- Lucian "Luke" Graymark (Garroway)
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series
- Luke
Character in "The Walking Dead Game"
- Luke Cage aka Power Man
character in Marvel Comics and TV's "Jessica Jones"
- "Lucky Luke
" Belgian comic book series and its main character
- Luke
character on TV's "The Tribe"
- Luke Baker
character on TV's "Degrassi"
- Luke fon Fabre
the main character of the video game "Tales of the Abyss"
- Luke Smith
character on British TV series "The Sarah Jane Adventures"
- Luke the Warrior
mouse character in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques
- Luke Triton
character in the Professor Layton video games
- Luke Cooper
character from TV's "The Office"
- Luke
character from book and movie "The Ritual"
- Luke
a narrow gauge tank engine from the animated series “Thomas and Friends”