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Luke

LOOK · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Light; from Lucania
Language
Greek
Culture
Ancient Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#34
2024 births7,039
Peak year2014
First appeared1880
Total US births316,031
2014 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lukie
Alternate spellings
LucLuk
In other languages
Luca (Italian)Luc (French)Lucas (Spanish)Loukas (Greek)

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Notable people named Luke

Luke the Evangelist
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