Luke
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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".
Luke is also given to girls, where it ranks #10574 in the US.
Pronounced LUKE.
As of October 2026, Luke ranked #33 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #28 in 2014, Nameberry popularity #93.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #28 | 10,521 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #28 | 10,292 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #29 | 9,999 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #30 | 9,223 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #30 | 8,624 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #32 | 8,440 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #31 | 7,782 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #32 | 7,708 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #34 | 7,389 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #31 | 7,244 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #34 | 7,039 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #33 | 6,948 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Luke on lists
Famous Lukes
- Coy Luther "Luke" PerryBoy
American actor
- Saint LukeBoy
1st century Greek physician and evangelist, author of the Biblical books of Luke and Acts
- Luke Cunningham WilsonBoy
American actor
- Luke Aaron BenwardBoy
American actor
- Thomas Luther "Luke" BryanBoy
American country singer
- Luke HemsworthBoy
Australian actor, brother to Chris & Liam Hemsworth
- Luke ArmstrongBoy
son of athlete Lance Armstrong
- Luke Anthony Mark BrooksBoy
Australian singer and comedian of the Janoskians troupe; twin brother Jaidon Domenic Matthew "Jai" Brooks
- Luke GallowsBoy
ring name of Andrew "Drew" Hankinson, American pro wrestler
- Luke HarperBoy
ring name of Jon Huber, American pro wrestler
- Luke Robert HemmingsBoy
vocalist and guitarist of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer
- Luke KleintankBoy
American actor
- Luke KornsBoy
Youtube personality
- Luke August KeuchlyBoy
American NFL football player
- Luke Robert RavenstahlBoy
American politician
- Lukas David "Luke" CutforthBoy
British vlogger
- Luke Theodore WaltonBoy
American basketball player and coach
- Luke Asher WatsonBoy
South African rugby union player
- Luke Campbell DonaldBoy
English golfer
- Lucas Daniel "Luke" EdwardsBoy
American actor
- Luke BarryBoy
Irish singer of duo The Luke & Duane Show
- Luke EvansBoy
Welsh actor and singer
- Luke FordBoy
Canadian,Australian actor
- Luke TempleBoy
American lead singer of group Here We Go Magic
- Luca Giuseppe "Luke" PasqualinoBoy
British actor
- Luke KellyBoy
Irish singer of The Dubliners
- Luke Damon GossBoy
English actor
- Luke Anthony "Jocko" JohnsonBoy
English drummer of Lostprophets and Amen
- Steven Lee "Luke" LukatherBoy
American guitarist of band Toto
- Luke MitchellBoy
Australian actor and model
- Luke NorrisBoy
British actor and writer
- Luke Hudson Gavigan (b. 2007)Boy
son of Jessica Capshaw and Christopher Gavigan
- Luke Rhodes (b. 2008)Boy
son of American journalist Natalie Morales,Rhodes
- Luke Sampson Busey (b. 2010)Boy
son of American actor Gary Busey
- Luke Shilling (b. 2016)Boy
son of American soccer player Amy Rodriguez
- Luke Yeo (b. 2017)Boy
son of Jamie Yeo
- Eric "Luke" Trump (b. 2017)Boy
son of Eric and Lara Trump
- Luke Richard Bagshawe (b. 2018)Boy
son of Eddie and Hannah Redmayne
- Luke SmallboneBoy
Australian,american Christian singer and songwriter
Luke in pop culture
- Luke SkywalkerBoy
main character from the "Star Wars" series
- "Cool Hand Luke" aka Luke JacksonBoy
character in the 1967 film of the same name
- Luke AtmeyBoy
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- Luke CrainBoy
character in "The Haunting of Hill House"
- Luke SunbornBoy
main character in Sarah Rees Brennan's "In Other Lands"
- Luke WrightBoy
main character in the 2012 action film "Safe"
- Luke WardBoy
character on TV's "The O.C."
- Luke CastellanBoy
character in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series
- Luke DukeBoy
character on TV's "The Dukes of Hazard"
- Luke RossBoy
character on TV's "Jessie"
- Luke MathesonBoy
character on TV's "Ravenswood"
- Lucas "Luke" DanesBoy
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Luke SpencerBoy
character on American soap "General Hospital"
- Lucas "Luke" DunphyBoy
character on TV's "Modern Family"
- Luke BrowerBoy
character on TV's "Growing Pains"
- Luke RamseyBoy
character on TV's "American Horror Story: Coven"
- Luke O'NeilBoy
character on TV's "Everything Sucks!"
- Luke MosbyBoy
son of Ted on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
- Luke ChisholmBoy
character from movie "Seven Days in Utopia"
- Luciano "Luke" SnyderBoy
character on American soap "As The World Turns"
- Lucian "Luke" Graymark (Garroway)Boy
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series
- LukeBoy
Character in "The Walking Dead Game"
- Luke Cage aka Power ManBoy
character in Marvel Comics and TV's "Jessica Jones"
- "Lucky LukeBoy
" Belgian comic book series and its main character
- LukeBoy
character on TV's "The Tribe"
- Luke BakerBoy
character on TV's "Degrassi"
- Luke fon FabreBoy
the main character of the video game "Tales of the Abyss"
- Luke SmithBoy
character on British TV series "The Sarah Jane Adventures"
- Luke the WarriorBoy
mouse character in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques
- Luke TritonBoy
character in the Professor Layton video games
- Luke CooperBoy
character from TV's "The Office"
- LukeBoy
character from book and movie "The Ritual"
- LukeBoy
a narrow gauge tank engine from the animated series “Thomas and Friends”