babyNamedLuc
“from Lucania, or luminous”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 807th
- births in 2023–2025
- 160
- babies born in France
- 1 in 11,364
- −10% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1964
Meaning and origin of Luc
Luc is thought to mean “from Lucania, or luminous” and is of Latin origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Luc in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1964.
- Over recent years, Luc has been falling (−10% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Luc every 32 schools, all spellings combined.
Luc in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,234th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,944
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
100 babies in 3 years1 boy in 51,415−9.6% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 137,725
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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