Boy name
Luke
Luke holds the #33 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,948 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2014 (#28 nationally, 10,523 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#5 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#33
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#28
in 2014 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
6,948
boys named Luke
Luke popularity, 1880–2025
Where Luke is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#5), Wyoming (#20), Vermont (#27)
Uniqueness score
11/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Luke in the most recent year of SSA data.