Luke

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Luke is a given name of Latin via Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 316,587 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 316,031 as boys and 556 as girls. Luke gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2014 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #242 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	7,046
2023	7,244
2022	7,396
2021	7,715
2020	7,788
2019	8,450
2018	8,633
2017	9,229
2016	10,010
2015	10,300
2014	10,534
2013	9,592
2012	9,030
2011	8,714
2010	8,855
2009	8,624
2008	9,434
2007	9,615
2006	10,100
2005	10,027
2004	9,633
2003	9,319
2002	8,701
2001	8,024
2000	7,154
1999	6,149
1998	5,293
1997	4,961
1996	5,023
1995	4,635
1994	4,106
1993	4,369
1992	4,079
1991	3,023
1990	2,891
1989	2,719
1988	2,643
1987	2,609
1986	2,669
1985	2,760
1984	2,497
1983	2,678
1982	2,497
1981	3,026
1980	3,132
1979	2,482
1978	1,892
1977	1,247
1976	913
1975	778
1974	725
1973	633
1972	580
1971	539
1970	541
1969	452
1968	387
1967	346
1966	355
1965	400
1964	445
1963	422
1962	426
1961	415
1960	424
1959	353
1958	337
1957	291
1956	245
1955	219
1954	197
1953	169
1952	158
1951	169
1950	170
1949	155
1948	155
1947	151
1946	130
1945	117
1944	117
1943	126
1942	110
1941	121
1940	116
1939	116
1938	123
1937	113
1936	116
1935	121
1934	122
1933	110
1932	165
1931	142
1930	141
1929	153
1928	149
1927	158
1926	162
1925	165
1924	206
1923	185
1922	190
1921	165
1920	166
1919	165
1918	176
1917	163
1916	183
1915	157
1914	168
1913	115
1912	83
1911	62
1910	71
1909	57
1908	52
1907	45
1906	57
1905	53
1904	40
1903	46
1902	41
1901	37
1900	70
1899	35
1898	38
1897	44
1896	45
1895	53
1894	32
1893	48
1892	42
1891	23
1890	42
1889	44
1888	45
1887	47
1886	50
1885	50
1884	39
1883	38
1882	44
1881	42
1880	43