Luke
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #33 for boys in 2025, 6,948 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2014 · 10,523 births
- Debut · boys
- 43 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 323,020since 1880
Luke over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #33 | 6,948 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #34 | 7,062 |
| 2023 | — | #31 | 7,251 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #34 | 7,393 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #32 | 7,711 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #31 | 7,784 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #32 | 8,442 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #30 | 8,624 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #30 | 9,224 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #29 | 10,001 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #28 | 10,294 |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | #28 | 10,523 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #34 | 9,588 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #37 | 9,022 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #39 | 8,706 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #41 | 8,850 |
| 2009 | — | #47 | 8,625 | |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #43 | 9,424 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #46 | 9,609 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #43 | 10,087 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #41 | 10,011 |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 | #41 | 9,598 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #46 | 9,304 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #46 | 8,692 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #50 | 8,008 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #59 | 7,148 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #67 | 6,137 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #75 | 5,284 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #78 | 4,953 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #75 | 5,017 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #82 | 4,629 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #91 | 4,095 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #87 | 4,357 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #93 | 4,066 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #113 | 3,013 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #118 | 2,883 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #121 | 2,712 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | #119 | 2,619 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #111 | 2,592 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #106 | 2,654 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #106 | 2,741 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | #110 | 2,471 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | #105 | 2,655 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #119 | 2,478 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #100 | 3,013 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | #97 | 3,109 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #110 | 2,470 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #139 | 1,882 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #190 | 1,242 |
| 1976 | — | #223 | 913 | |
| 1975 | — | #256 | 778 | |
| 1974 | — | #265 | 725 | |
| 1973 | — | #285 | 633 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #319 | 575 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #347 | 530 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #351 | 535 |
| 1969 | — | #367 | 451 | |
| 1968 | — | #396 | 387 | |
| 1967 | — | #409 | 346 | |
| 1966 | — | #398 | 355 | |
| 1965 | — | #392 | 400 | |
| 1964 | — | #374 | 445 | |
| 1963 | — | #386 | 422 | |
| 1962 | — | #392 | 426 | |
| 1961 | — | #393 | 413 | |
| 1960 | — | #383 | 426 | |
| 1959 | — | #424 | 353 | |
| 1958 | — | #429 | 337 | |
| 1957 | — | #452 | 291 | |
| 1956 | — | #486 | 245 | |
| 1955 | — | #500 | 219 | |
| 1954 | — | #516 | 197 | |
| 1953 | — | #544 | 169 | |
| 1952 | — | #556 | 158 | |
| 1951 | — | #525 | 169 | |
| 1950 | — | #514 | 170 | |
| 1949 | — | #533 | 155 | |
| 1948 | — | #532 | 155 | |
| 1947 | — | #548 | 151 | |
| 1946 | — | #562 | 130 | |
| 1945 | — | #554 | 116 | |
| 1944 | — | #559 | 118 | |
| 1943 | — | #565 | 126 | |
| 1942 | — | #598 | 110 | |
| 1941 | — | #535 | 121 | |
| 1940 | — | #545 | 116 | |
| 1939 | — | #533 | 116 | |
| 1938 | — | #522 | 123 | |
| 1937 | — | #547 | 113 | |
| 1936 | — | #529 | 116 | |
| 1935 | — | #525 | 121 | |
| 1934 | — | #530 | 122 | |
| 1933 | — | #543 | 110 | |
| 1932 | — | #438 | 165 | |
| 1931 | — | #474 | 142 | |
| 1930 | — | #503 | 141 | |
| 1929 | — | #474 | 153 | |
| 1928 | — | #495 | 149 | |
| 1927 | — | #481 | 158 | |
| 1926 | — | #472 | 162 | |
| 1925 | — | #467 | 165 | |
| 1924 | — | #424 | 206 | |
| 1923 | — | #449 | 185 | |
| 1922 | — | #440 | 190 | |
| 1921 | — | #476 | 165 | |
| 1920 | — | #472 | 166 | |
| 1919 | — | #459 | 165 | |
| 1918 | — | #447 | 176 | |
| 1917 | — | #443 | 163 | |
| 1916 | — | #411 | 183 | |
| 1915 | — | #432 | 157 | |
| 1914 | — | #365 | 168 | |
| 1913 | — | #402 | 115 | |
| 1912 | — | #428 | 83 | |
| 1911 | — | #349 | 62 | |
| 1910 | — | #291 | 71 | |
| 1909 | — | #302 | 57 | |
| 1908 | — | #303 | 52 | |
| 1907 | — | #318 | 45 | |
| 1906 | — | #261 | 57 | |
| 1905 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1904 | — | #312 | 40 | |
| 1903 | — | #273 | 46 | |
| 1902 | — | #299 | 41 | |
| 1901 | — | #284 | 37 | |
| 1900 | — | #243 | 70 | |
| 1899 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1898 | — | #307 | 38 | |
| 1897 | — | #263 | 44 | |
| 1896 | — | #270 | 45 | |
| 1895 | — | #245 | 53 | |
| 1894 | — | #308 | 32 | |
| 1893 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1892 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1891 | — | #359 | 23 | |
| 1890 | — | #268 | 42 | |
| 1889 | — | #244 | 44 | |
| 1888 | — | #262 | 45 | |
| 1887 | — | #230 | 47 | |
| 1886 | — | #235 | 50 | |
| 1885 | — | #233 | 50 | |
| 1884 | — | #271 | 39 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #258 | 44 | |
| 1881 | — | #237 | 42 | |
| 1880 | — | #252 | 43 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Luke was already there! It came in at #252, and was given to 43 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 24 boys a year got the name.
Where Luke is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#128 · 1 in 957
- Montana#140 · 1 in 777
- Idaho#150 · 1 in 833
- North Dakota#154 · 1 in 925
- Hawaii#164 · 1 in 756
Best ever in a state: #4 in Louisiana, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #128 | 28 | 1 in 957 |
| Montana | #140 | 6 | 1 in 777 |
| Idaho | #150 | 7 | 1 in 833 |
| North Dakota | #154 | 5 | 1 in 925 |
| Hawaii | #164 | 8 | 1 in 756 |
| Iowa | #173 | 13 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Wisconsin | #177 | 21 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Massachusetts | #190 | 19 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Nebraska | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,801 |
| Connecticut | #216 | 9 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Pennsylvania | #223 | 33 | 1 in 2,399 |
| Washington | #237 | 11 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Colorado | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Michigan | #244 | 31 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Ohio | #248 | 33 | 1 in 2,466 |
| Kansas | #275 | 6 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Maryland | #278 | 8 | 1 in 2,948 |
| New Jersey | #279 | 17 | 1 in 2,699 |
| Oregon | #280 | 6 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Illinois | #291 | 35 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Oklahoma | #296 | 8 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Missouri | #303 | 12 | 1 in 2,928 |
| New York | #305 | 42 | 1 in 2,902 |
| California | #319 | 61 | 1 in 2,461 |
| Arizona | #325 | 7 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Indiana | #362 | 9 | 1 in 4,626 |
| Mississippi | #373 | 6 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Kentucky | #374 | 5 | 1 in 5,307 |
| North Carolina | #379 | 10 | 1 in 4,160 |
| Louisiana | #382 | 10 | 1 in 3,124 |
| Florida | #393 | 13 | 1 in 3,884 |
| Tennessee | #448 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Texas | #455 | 26 | 1 in 4,092 |
| Georgia | #512 | 6 | 1 in 6,755 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Luke
- 1 spot since 2024 (#34 → #33)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#31 → #33)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#28 → #33)
- Biggest jump: 80 spots in 1892 (#359 → #279)
- Biggest drop: 105 spots in 1933 (#438 → #543)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2014 at #28 (10,523 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1992–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 183 boys born in 2014 were named Luke (0.55%)
- Latest: 1 in 246 boys born in 2025 (0.41%)
- 28.9% of all boys named Luke (93,274) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 442 | #230 (1887) | #249 |
| 1890s | 402 | #245 (1895) | #285 |
| 1900s | 498 | #243 (1900) | #287 |
| 1910s | 1,343 | #291 (1910) | #403 |
| 1920s | 1,699 | #424 (1924) | #465 |
| 1930s | 1,269 | #438 (1932) | #514 |
| 1940s | 1,298 | #532 (1948) | #553 |
| 1950s | 2,308 | #424 (1959) | #495 |
| 1960s | 4,071 | #367 (1969) | #389 |
| 1970s | 10,283 | #110 (1979) | #249 |
| 1980s | 27,044 | #97 (1980) | #109 |
| 1990s | 44,434 | #67 (1999) | #88 |
| 2000s | 90,506 | #41 (2005) | #46 |
| 2010s | 93,274 | #28 (2014) | #33 |
| 2020s | 44,149 | #31 (2020) | #33 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Luke in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 304,249 of them was named Luke, which outranked 14.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,374 names at #8,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,820 of them was named Luke, which outranked 94.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.