Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Luke name popularity since 1925
319,988 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Luke. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Luke is about 19 years old in 2026. Luke peaked in 2014 as the #28 name for boys, and it ranked #33 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 319,988
- Named Luke, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #33
- for boys in 2025 (6,948 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 565 girls · 319,423 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.99× its national share
Peak year is the year Luke made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Luke births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Luke both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1975 and 1980, Luke became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 2,010 baby boys to 1 in 574.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Luke's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Luke.
Decade by decade
Babies named Luke in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 787 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,269 | #526 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,298 | #557 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,308 | #500 |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,071 | #392 |
| 1970s | 46 | 10,283 | #256 |
| 1980s | 178 | 27,044 | #106 |
| 1990s | 93 | 44,434 | #82 |
| 2000s | 128 | 90,506 | #41 |
| 2010s | 84 | 93,274 | #28 |
| 2020–25 | 36 | 44,149 | #33 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.8% of babies named Luke from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Luke is most popular
The index compares Luke's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Luke.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.99× | 948 |
| Utah | 1.75× | 4,774 |
| Delaware | 1.56× | 1,040 |
| Nevada | 1.56× | 1,779 |
| Colorado | 1.54× | 6,072 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Luke's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Luke.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Luke (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data