Luke

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Luque in AR Argentina, ES Spain, PE Peru and 3 more, Roth in DE Germany, AT Austria, CH Switzerland and 2 more, Luka in GE Georgia, HR Croatia, SI Slovenia and 1 more and Los in US United States, CA Canada.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 25 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Luke is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name64K records spelled Luke4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Philippines, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, Italian

  Also written Lukè, Lüke

• French given name23K records spelled Luke6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, United Kingdom, Spain

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Luké, Lūķe, Lüke

• a separate given name18K records spelled Luke4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada

  Also written Lüke, Lūke, Lukė

• Portuguese given name16K records spelled Luke3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, United Kingdom, Portugal

  Also written Lukè, Lüke

• a separate given name10K records spelled Luke4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand

  Also written L̶u̶k̶e̶, L̩̖͕̙̯̭̍̊u͗̓k̜̮̩ͯeͩ̃̓̌͗͐͗, Lùkë

• Indonesian given name5.9K records spelled Luke4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Lüke, Lůke

• Czech given name2.5K records spelled Luke5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, United States, United Kingdom, Slovakia

  Languages: Czech, Slovak

  Also written Lüke, Lukë

75 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Luke is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• As the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, Luke provides the most complete historical narrative of the life of Jesus and the development of the early Christian church. His work emphasizes the universal scope of the gospel, the role of the Holy Spirit, and God's compassionate concern for the marginalized and outcasts.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Luke belongs to the author of the third Gospel, a physician known for his loyalty, compassion, and detailed storytelling. It suggests qualities of intelligence, care, and faithfulness.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, Greek ‘of Lucania’; popularized by St Luke and brought to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, Luke was a popular form of Lucas, from Greek Aovκâς, a man from Lucania; first attested Luke 1277 Ipm (Nt)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, Man from Lucania; one of Christ's apostles; author of the third book of the New Testament.

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Luke Perryb. 1966USAmerican actor (1966–2019)
• Luke Wilsonb. 1971USAmerican actor (born 1971)
• Luke Evansb. 1979GBWelsh actor and singer
• Luke Hemsworthb. 1980AUAustralian actor
• Luke Macfarlaneb. 1980CACanadian and American actor
• Luke Fordb. 1981CAAustralian-Canadian actor
• Luke Mitchellb. 1985AUAustralian actor
• Luke Braceyb. 1989AUAustralian actor (born 1989)
• Luke Blackb. 1992RSSerbian singer-songwriter (born 1992)
• Luke Shawb. 1995GBEnglish association football player (born 1995)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,254 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Luke?

We estimate roughly 2.6 million people bear Luke (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Luke have the most bearers?

We estimate about 1.3 million people bear Luke in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled luca.

Where is Luke most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Luke is densest in the Czechia — about 1 in 52 people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

How common is Luke compared with other names?

In Slovenia, Luke is the 10th most common given name of 11,759 given names recorded there.

Is Luke a male or female name?

Luke is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Luke mean?

Recorded meaning: The name Luke is the English form of the Latin name Lucas, which is believed to derive from 'Lucanus', meaning 'a man from Lucania', a region in southern Italy.