Boys' name · since 2009
Luck
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Luck, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,727 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 30
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
30 babies have been named Luck since 2009, making it today's #8727 boys' name.
Luck has 30 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8727 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #25,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,727 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 30 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luck ranks #25,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,727 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 30 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,727 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 30
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Luck's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Luck compares
30 11th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Luck's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luck | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Luck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Luck's full recorded timeline at 2023, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Luck popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Luck by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (20 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Luck's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Luck births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Luck? ▼
Where does Luck sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Luck most popular? ▼
How long has the name Luck been used? ▼
What names are similar to Luck? ▼
Keep exploring Luck
Nearby Names Like Luck
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Luck
Compare Luck side by side: Luck vs Lucas Luck vs Luca Luck vs Luciano
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Luck
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Luck draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.