Luke Name Popularity

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How popular is Luke?

Ranking 29th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Luke is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Position 28, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 2014 and as recently as 2015.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2014 with 10,506 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Luke was 23 in 1891.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Luke occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1907-1914, 1976-1980, 1991-2003, and 2011-2014.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Luke be?

The popularity trend for Luke has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Luke for their newborn has dropped.

The name Luke is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Luke (Girl)		Luke (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	11,014	8,577	29
2017		6	15,163	9,195	30
2016		11	9,789	9,984	29
2015		8	12,495	10,276	28
2014		13	8,756	10,506	28
2013		5	18,176	9,573	33
2012		8	12,928	9,010	37
2011		8	12,893	8,701	39
2010		6	16,146	8,842	41
2009		< 5	--	8,618	47
2008		11	10,494	9,418	43
2007		7	14,843	9,603	46
2006		13	9,058	10,085	43
2005		16	7,353	10,008	41
2004		36	3,957	9,593	41
2003		15	7,431	9,301	46
2002		9	10,724	8,692	46
2001		16	6,834	8,006	50
2000		5	16,525	7,145	59
1999		12	8,021	6,136	67
1998		9	9,786	5,284	75
1997		8	10,392	4,952	78
1996		6	12,794	5,016	75
1995		6	12,694	4,629	82
1994		11	7,935	4,094	91
1993		11	7,824	4,352	87
1992		13	6,888	4,064	93
1991		10	8,342	3,013	113
1990		7	10,891	2,883	118
1989		7	10,369	2,709	121
1988		23	3,970	2,621	119
1987		16	4,986	2,591	111
1986		15	5,106	2,653	106
1985		19	4,215	2,742	106
1984		24	3,475	2,472	110
1983		23	3,496	2,651	105
1982		19	4,110	2,477	119
1981		11	6,139	3,019	100
1980		21	3,785	3,109	97
1979		11	5,975	2,474	110
1978		10	6,195	1,888	138
1977		5	10,554	1,241	190
1976		< 5	--	916	222
1975		< 5	--	777	256
1974		< 5	--	726	265
1973		< 5	--	636	285
1972		5	9,041	576	319
1971		9	5,805	532	347
1970		6	7,594	538	348
1969		< 5	--	451	367
1968		< 5	--	388	396
1967		< 5	--	347	409
1966		< 5	--	355	398
1965		< 5	--	400	392
1964		< 5	--	446	374
1963		< 5	--	423	386
1962		< 5	--	427	392
1961		< 5	--	416	391
1960		< 5	--	422	385
1959		< 5	--	352	425
1958		< 5	--	336	429
1957		< 5	--	291	453
1956		< 5	--	247	485
1955		< 5	--	220	498
1954		< 5	--	197	519
1953		< 5	--	170	543
1952		< 5	--	158	556
1951		< 5	--	168	528
1950		< 5	--	171	514
1949		< 5	--	155	534
1948		< 5	--	155	533
1947		< 5	--	151	550
1946		< 5	--	130	564
1945		< 5	--	117	555
1944		< 5	--	117	568
1943		< 5	--	126	566
1942		< 5	--	110	601
1941		< 5	--	122	534
1940		< 5	--	115	551
1939		< 5	--	116	533
1938		< 5	--	123	524
1937		< 5	--	113	547
1936		< 5	--	116	532
1935		< 5	--	121	526
1934		< 5	--	122	535
1933		< 5	--	110	547
1932		< 5	--	165	439
1931		< 5	--	142	475
1930		< 5	--	141	503
1929		< 5	--	153	475
1928		< 5	--	149	495
1927		< 5	--	158	481
1926		< 5	--	161	473
1925		< 5	--	166	466
1924		< 5	--	206	426
1923		< 5	--	185	451
1922		< 5	--	190	441
1921		< 5	--	165	478
1920		< 5	--	166	472
1919		< 5	--	165	460
1918		< 5	--	176	447
1917		< 5	--	163	444
1916		< 5	--	183	412
1915		< 5	--	157	432
1914		< 5	--	168	366
1913		< 5	--	115	403
1912		< 5	--	83	429
1911		< 5	--	62	351
1910		< 5	--	71	294
1909		< 5	--	57	306
1908		< 5	--	52	304
1907		< 5	--	45	320
1906		< 5	--	57	261
1905		< 5	--	53	271
1904		< 5	--	40	317
1903		< 5	--	46	274
1902		< 5	--	41	301
1901		< 5	--	37	287
1900		< 5	--	70	243
1899		< 5	--	35	296
1898		< 5	--	38	314
1897		< 5	--	44	264
1896		< 5	--	45	274
1895		< 5	--	53	248
1894		< 5	--	32	313
1893		< 5	--	48	255
1892		< 5	--	42	282
1891		< 5	--	23	362
1890		< 5	--	42	269
1889		< 5	--	44	245
1888		< 5	--	45	268
1887		< 5	--	47	236
1886		< 5	--	50	241
1885		< 5	--	50	234
1884		< 5	--	39	275
1883		< 5	--	38	270
1882		< 5	--	44	259
1881		< 5	--	42	241
1880		< 5	--	43	256

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.