US rank #6673 Boys' name Peak 2009 277 births

Luken — #6673 US boys' name

277 babies named Luken in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s822010s1412020s49
#6673
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Luken was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

22 babies were named Luken in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luken

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Luken between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luken currently holds the #6673 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luken performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Luken shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Luken in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luken in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 277 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Luken at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

277

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2009

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,673

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luken popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
22
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200520021999 5

Luken by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
141 births that decade — 51% of Luken's all-time total
1990s52000s822010s1412020s49

Luken by state

Where Luken concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Luken
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Luken's total US births 1.8%

5 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luken?
277 babies have been named Luken since 1999. It currently ranks #6673 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 22 births.
When was Luken most popular?
Luken was most popular in the 2010s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Luken most popular?
The top states for the name Luken are California (5 births).
How long has the name Luken been used?
Luken has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luken?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luke, Lukas, Luka, Lukus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.