Luke

“English form of Luc, native of Lucania”

Boy’s name, of Anglo-Saxon and Latin origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Luke

Luke means “English form of Luc, native of Lucania” and is of Anglo-Saxon and Latin origin.

It peaked in 2017.
Over recent years, Luke has been falling (−6.6% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Luke every 32 schools, all spellings combined.

Luke ranks 21^st in Ireland, 33^rd in United States and 35^th in Ontario (Canada), against 1,012^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
21^st boys’ name617 babies in 3 years1 boy in 116−6.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
40^th boys’ name248 babies in 3 years1 boy in 199−1.8% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
60^th boys’ name125 babies in 3 years1 boy in 204−5.2% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
33^rd boys’ name21,261 babies in 3 years1 boy in 242−2.3% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
35^th boys’ name693 babies in 3 years1 boy in 245−1% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
53^rd boys’ name181 babies in 3 years1 boy in 246−5.1% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
61^st boys’ name235 babies in 3 years1 boy in 255−6.4% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
134^th boys’ name1,213 babies in 3 years1 boy in 681−6.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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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