Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Luke

#112 most common boys' name of all time · #238 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#112
Rank overall
#238 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
323,585
Since 2016
80,512
Peak year
2014 #28
Best rank
#28 2014
Girls Boys peak 10,536/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Luke is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 9 6,948 6,957 #33
2024 7 7,062 7,069 #34
2023 — 7,251 7,251 #31
2022 7 7,393 7,400 #34
2021 7 7,711 7,718 #32
2020 6 7,784 7,790 #31
2019 10 8,442 8,452 #32
2018 9 8,624 8,633 #30
2017 6 9,224 9,230 #30
2016 11 10,001 10,012 #29
2015 8 10,294 10,302 #28
2014 13 10,523 10,536 #28
2013 5 9,588 9,593 #34
2012 8 9,022 9,030 #37
2011 8 8,706 8,714 #39
2010 6 8,850 8,856 #41
2009 — 8,625 8,625 #47
2008 11 9,424 9,435 #43
2007 7 9,609 9,616 #46
2006 13 10,087 10,100 #43
2005 16 10,011 10,027 #41
2004 36 9,598 9,634 #41
2003 15 9,304 9,319 #46
2002 9 8,692 8,701 #46
2001 16 8,008 8,024 #50
2000 5 7,148 7,153 #59
1999 12 6,137 6,149 #67
1998 9 5,284 5,293 #75
1997 8 4,953 4,961 #78
1996 6 5,017 5,023 #75
1995 6 4,629 4,635 #82
1994 11 4,095 4,106 #91
1993 11 4,357 4,368 #87
1992 13 4,066 4,079 #93
1991 10 3,013 3,023 #113
1990 7 2,883 2,890 #118
1989 7 2,712 2,719 #121
1988 23 2,619 2,642 #119
1987 16 2,592 2,608 #111
1986 15 2,654 2,669 #106
1985 19 2,741 2,760 #106
1984 24 2,471 2,495 #110
1983 23 2,655 2,678 #105
1982 19 2,478 2,497 #119
1981 11 3,013 3,024 #100
1980 21 3,109 3,130 #97
1979 11 2,470 2,481 #110
1978 10 1,882 1,892 #139
1977 5 1,242 1,247 #190
1976 — 913 913 #223
1975 — 778 778 #256
1974 — 725 725 #265
1973 — 633 633 #285
1972 5 575 580 #319
1971 9 530 539 #347
1970 6 535 541 #351
1969 — 451 451 #367
1968 — 387 387 #396
1967 — 346 346 #409
1966 — 355 355 #398
1965 — 400 400 #392
1964 — 445 445 #374
1963 — 422 422 #386
1962 — 426 426 #392
1961 — 413 413 #393
1960 — 426 426 #383
1959 — 353 353 #424
1958 — 337 337 #429
1957 — 291 291 #452
1956 — 245 245 #486
1955 — 219 219 #500
1954 — 197 197 #517
1953 — 169 169 #545
1952 — 158 158 #556
1951 — 169 169 #525
1950 — 170 170 #514
1949 — 155 155 #533
1948 — 155 155 #532
1947 — 151 151 #548
1946 — 130 130 #564
1945 — 116 116 #555
1944 — 118 118 #561
1943 — 126 126 #565
1942 — 110 110 #599
1941 — 121 121 #536
1940 — 116 116 #545
1939 — 116 116 #534
1938 — 123 123 #522
1937 — 113 113 #547
1936 — 116 116 #532
1935 — 121 121 #526
1934 — 122 122 #531
1933 — 110 110 #544
1932 — 165 165 #439
1931 — 142 142 #474
1930 — 141 141 #503
1929 — 153 153 #474
1928 — 149 149 #495
1927 — 158 158 #481
1926 — 162 162 #472
1925 — 165 165 #467
1924 — 206 206 #425
1923 — 185 185 #449
1922 — 190 190 #440
1921 — 165 165 #476
1920 — 166 166 #472
1919 — 165 165 #460
1918 — 176 176 #447
1917 — 163 163 #443
1916 — 183 183 #411
1915 — 157 157 #433
1914 — 168 168 #365
1913 — 115 115 #402
1912 — 83 83 #428
1911 — 62 62 #350
1910 — 71 71 #294
1909 — 57 57 #303
1908 — 52 52 #303
1907 — 45 45 #319
1906 — 57 57 #262
1905 — 53 53 #271
1904 — 40 40 #314
1903 — 46 46 #275
1902 — 41 41 #299
1901 — 37 37 #289
1900 — 70 70 #243
1899 — 35 35 #294
1898 — 38 38 #308
1897 — 44 44 #270
1896 — 45 45 #275
1895 — 53 53 #247
1894 — 32 32 #312
1893 — 48 48 #255
1892 — 42 42 #281
1891 — 23 23 #360
1890 — 42 42 #268
1889 — 44 44 #247
1888 — 45 45 #267
1887 — 47 47 #238
1886 — 50 50 #239
1885 — 50 50 #235
1884 — 39 39 #275
1883 — 38 38 #268
1882 — 44 44 #259
1881 — 42 42 #239
1880 — 43 43 #256