Boys' name · since 1979
Lukes
Lukes has 57 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lukes sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Lukes recorded 57 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2017.
- #21,270 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lukes ranks #21,270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lukes's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lukes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lukes splits its recorded history at 2006: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lukes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2017
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Lukes by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Lukes's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lukes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Lukes's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lukes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~38 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, 1979–2017 (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 Lukes 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.