2,106,115births recorded
19Countries
14Variants
2000Peak · Switzerland
#2Scotland 2025
Luke is a boy name family recorded 2,106,115 times in 19 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Scotland (#2 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Switzerland in 2000, at 2,198.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Lucas (United States, Argentina, France), Luca (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Luke
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas | Spanish | 383,740 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #39 | 1994 | ▼ 63 % |
| Lucas | Spanish | 331,628 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10 | 2017 | ▼ 8 % |
| Lucas | Spanish | 188,095 | 🇫🇷 France | #19 | 2002 | ▼ 53 % |
| Lucas | Spanish | 54,127 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #6 | 2017 | – |
| Lucas | Spanish | 50,442 | 🏴 England & Wales | #32 | 2009 | ▼ 31 % |
| Lucas | Spanish | 20,443 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #8 | 2013 | ▼ 35 % |
| Luke | English | 323,585 | 🇺🇸 United States | #33 | 2014 | ▼ 25 % |
| Luke | English | 72,627 | 🏴 England & Wales | #131 | 1996 | ▼ 57 % |
| Luke | English | 25,643 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1994 | – |
| Luke | English | 14,849 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #23 | 2001 | ▼ 35 % |
| Luke | English | 10,503 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #34 | 2006 | ▼ 11 % |
| Luke | English | 5,799 | 🏴 Scotland | #70 | 2006 | ▼ 37 % |
| Luca | Italian | 107,746 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #34 | 1999 | – |
| Luca | Italian | 79,211 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14 | 2025 | ▲ 267 % |
| Luca | Italian | 33,820 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4 | 2025 | ▲ 240 % |
| Luca | Italian | 29,643 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #117 | 2005 | ▼ 29 % |
| Luca | Italian | 17,485 | 🇫🇷 France | #171 | 2009 | ▼ 18 % |
| Luca | Italian | 11,851 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #13 | 2022 | – |
| Luc | French | 65,560 | 🇫🇷 France | #913 | 1964 | ▼ 65 % |
| Luc | French | 3,614 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3450 | 2002 | ▼ 54 % |
| Luc | French | 2,786 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1981 | – |
| Luc | French | 2,379 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1123 | 1981 | ▼ 41 % |
| Luc | French | 1,259 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #303 | 2000 | ▼ 48 % |
| Luc | French | 986 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2002 | – |
| Lukas | French | 44,072 | 🇺🇸 United States | #288 | 2019 | ▼ 9 % |
| Lukas | French | 9,645 | 🇫🇷 France | #782 | 2004 | ▼ 78 % |
| Lukas | French | 5,142 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #77 | 2000 | ▼ 53 % |
| Lukas | French | 5,073 | 🏴 England & Wales | #321 | 2013 | ▼ 25 % |
| Lukas | French | 2,922 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #217 | 2007 | ▼ 39 % |
| Lukas | French | 1,460 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #964 | 2007 | ▼ 23 % |
| Luka | Italian | 29,522 | 🇺🇸 United States | #85 | 2025 | ▲ 647 % |
| Luka | Italian | 11,665 | 🇫🇷 France | #314 | 2010 | ▼ 54 % |
| Luka | Italian | 3,586 | 🏴 England & Wales | #261 | 2024 | ▲ 55 % |
| Luka | Italian | 3,465 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #583 | 2006 | ▼ 38 % |
| Luka | Italian | 2,596 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #88 | 2022 | – |
| Luka | Italian | 2,122 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #64 | 2024 | ▲ 179 % |
| Lucca | Catalan | 8,658 | 🇺🇸 United States | #425 | 2025 | ▲ 137 % |
| Lucca | Catalan | 3,501 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #463 | 2005 | ▼ 8 % |
| Lucca | Catalan | 1,050 | 🏴 England & Wales | #822 | 2023 | ▲ 6 % |
| Lucca | Catalan | 780 | 🇫🇷 France | #1188 | 2022 | ▲ 89 % |
| Lucca | Catalan | 274 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #120 | 2025 | ▲ 215 % |
| Lucca | Catalan | 170 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #794 | 2022 | ▲ 95 % |
| Lluc | Catalan | 3,802 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #47 | 2013 | ▼ 27 % |
| Lluc | Catalan | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2012 | – |
| Lukasz | English | 711 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4396 | 2014 | ▲ 21 % |
| Lukasz | English | 336 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2131 | 2012 | ▼ 36 % |
| Lukasz | English | 90 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
| Lukasz | English | 56 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2001 | – |
| Lukasz | English | 55 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2011 | – |
| Lukasz | English | 11 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2009 | – |
| Lukah | English | 833 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2258 | 2020 | ▲ 73 % |
| Lukah | English | 6 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2023 | – |
| Lukah | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2015 | – |
| Lucah | English | 627 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3240 | 2020 | ▲ 114 % |
| Lucah | English | 34 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2939 | 2022 | new |
| Luckas | French | 415 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2004 | – |
| Luckas | French | 52 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2009 | – |
| Luckas | French | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2012 | – |
| Lucka | French | 420 | 🇫🇷 France | #4694 | 2009 | ▼ 37 % |
| Lucka | French | 29 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2010 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Luke ↔ Luc — checked by hand
- Luke ↔ Luca — checked by hand
- Luke ↔ Lucas — checked by hand
- Luke ↔ Lluc — checked by hand
- Luke ↔ Luka — checked by hand
- Luke ↔ Lukas — checked by hand
- Luca ↔ Lucca — spelling variant
- Luca ↔ Lukah — spelling variant
- Luca ↔ Lucah — spelling variant
- Luca ↔ Lucka — spelling variant
- Lucas ↔ Lukasz — spelling variant
- Lucas ↔ Luckas — spelling variant
- Lucas ↔ Luccas — spelling variant
Questions about Luke
How popular is the name Luke?
In 2025 it ranked #2 in Scotland. Official registers record 2,106,115 births across 19 countries.
What is Luke in other languages?
Lucas (Spanish); Luca (Italian); Luc (French); Lukas (French); Luka (Italian); Lucca (Catalan); Lluc (Catalan); Lukasz (English); Lukah (English); Lucah (English).
When was Luke most popular?
It peaked in Switzerland in 2000, at 2,198.5 births per 100,000.
Is Luke a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Luke is a boy name.