Boy name#117 of boy names
Luke
Pronounced L UW1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2014
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Luke?
Luke is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 320,237 children — the 117th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2014, when 10,608 children were given it.
Luc is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Luke and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Luc
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Luke
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Luke
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Luke?
- Luke ranks 117th among boys' names in US records, with 320,237 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 84,386.
- Is Luke a unisex name?
- No. Luke is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Luke most popular?
- 2014, when 10,608 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Luke spelled?
- Luc. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.