Lukes vs Luke

Side-by-side comparison of Lukes and Luke — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lukes

Boy name

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Name B

Luke

Boy name · Rank #34

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Metric Lukes Luke
Current Rank Unranked #34
Total Births (all years) 57 316,031
Peak Year 1997 2014
Peak Year Births 7 10,521
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lukes Luke
1880ss — 442
1890ss — 402
1900ss — 498
1910ss — 1,343
1920ss — 1,699
1930ss — 1,269
1940ss — 1,298
1950ss — 2,308
1960ss — 4,072
1970ss 5 10,284
1980ss 6 27,052
1990ss 12 44,436
2000ss 22 90,503
2010ss 12 93,263
2020ss — 37,162

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lukes Luke
2014 — 10,521
2015 — 10,292
2016 — 9,999
2017 6 9,223
2018 — 8,624
2019 — 8,440
2020 — 7,782
2021 — 7,708
2022 — 7,389
2023 — 7,244
2024 — 7,039

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2017.

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