Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Luke
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2014
Peak births
10,523
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Luke
How many people are named Luke?
An estimated 309,199 living Americans are named Luke.
How rare is Luke?
Luke is still widely used among babies today, with 6,948 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 34% from its 2014 peak.
How old is the typical Luke?
The median age of a living American named Luke is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 28 years old.
Is Luke still popular?
Yes. Luke is holding steady, with 6,948 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Luke most common?
Luke has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20142025
Peak year
2014
Decline from peak
34%
2025
6,948
All-time
323,020
Where it lives now
Luke is most concentrated in Montana — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Luke is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.