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Luke (pronounced /luːk/) is a common male given name, and less commonly, a surname, and sometimes used as a shortened version of the Latin name Lucas. The name Luke is derived from the name of a region in Italy, Lucania, through the Greek "Loukas", meaning "a native of Lucania".[1][2] It is the 21st most popular name for new babies in the United Kingdom,[3] the 43rd most popular name for new babies in the United States,[4] and the 2,105th most common surname in the US, with 15,000 people (0.006%) sharing the surname.[5]
Famous people known as Luke include:
- Luke the Evangelist, companion of Paul of Tarsus
- Vietnamese Martyrs, Luke Loan Ba Vu and Luke Thin Viet Pham
- Luke Ford (actor) (born 1981), Australian actor
- Luke Gardiner, Irish landowner and politician
- Luke Goss (born 1968), singer and actor
- Luke Kelly (1940–1984), folk singer
- Luke Ravenstahl (born 1980), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Luke Tan, singer and songwriter
- Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor
- Luther Campbell (born 1960), also known as Luke
- Steve Lukather (born 1957), also known as Luke
Popularity of name Luke in United Kingdom[3]
| 2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
| 21st |
17th |
13th |
15th |
14th |
Popularity of name Luke in United States[4]
| 2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
1987 |
| 43rd |
41st |
41st |
46th |
46th |
50th |
59th |
67th |
75th |
78th |
75th |
82nd |
91st |
87th |
93rd |
113th |
118th |
121st |
119th |
111th |
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