The baby name Luc is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'en': '/luːk/', 'fr': '/lyk/'}.
The baby name Luc is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'en': '/luːk/', 'fr': '/lyk/'}.
Luc is in Origin.
Luc is the French and Dutch short form of Lucas, ultimately from the Greek Loukas, meaning “man from Lucania” (a region of southern Italy). Through centuries of Christian Latin, it also absorbed the luminous association of lux, “light,” which colors modern interpretations. In French it stands alone as a classic given name and also contracts related names such as Lucien (from Lucianus) and the ancient Roman Lucius.
Used in Francophone Europe since the Middle Ages via devotion to Saint Luke the Evangelist, Luc saw strong mid-20th-century peaks in France and Quebec and remains familiar in Belgium and the Netherlands (alongside Dutch Luuk). Close variants include Luke, Lucas, Luca, Luka, and Greek Loukas; extended forms Lucian/Lucien, Lucius, and Lúcio/Lucio; feminine counterparts Lucia, Lucie, Luce, and Luz. Nicknames may include Lulu.
| Luc Frieden Luc Frieden is best known as the prime minister of Luxembourg, a role he has held since November 2023. A Luxembourgish politician and lawyer from the Christian Social People's Party, he previously served in several top cabinet posts from 1998 to 2013, including treasury, budget, and finance during the euro transition and the European debt crisis. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc | Gabriel | Peter Gabriel | television actor | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2016 | #1 | — | 760 |
| HT | 0 | #11 | 2 | 399 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| LU | 0 | #26 | 42 | 2,830 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #31 | 4 | 903 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #42 | 3 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #43 | 13 | 2,592 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #50 | 289 | 4,970 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #82 | 5 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #117 | 21 | 1,769 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #132 | 3,349 | 5,873 |
| MU | 0 | #134 | 4 | 3,613 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #158 | 863 | 12,054 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #180 | 7 | 3,154 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2019 | #183 | 2 | 1,462 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #207 | 5 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2000 | #223 | 18 | 418 |
| IR | 0 | #226 | 6 | 4,221 | |
| NL | 0 | #226 | 178 | 2,481 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #248 | 9 | 7,111 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #257 | 7 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| France | Girls | 1958 | #262 | 3 | 1,100 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #290 | 17 | 2,588 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #297 | 23 | 9,639 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #301 | 41 | 5,378 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #304 | 54 | 8,477 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #319 | 17 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #325 | 63 | 2,865 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #348 | 20 | 7,951 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #358 | 7 | 5,096 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #409 | 5 | 5,922 |
| Germany | 0 | #420 | 18 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #457 | 11 | 7,628 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #493 | 38 | 8,334 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #512 | 16 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #519 | 22 | 11,671 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #583 | 10 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #597 | 11 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #615 | 51 | 13,390 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #666 | 32 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #668 | 15 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #684 | 31 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #724 | 28 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #751 | 202 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #752 | 18 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #805 | 25 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #835 | 96 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #853 | 26 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #859 | 34 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #928 | 16 | 14,861 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #931 | 25 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #938 | 45 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #970 | 14 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,006 | 173 | 25,619 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,060 | 420 | 10,046 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,062 | 17 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,068 | 25 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,078 | 51 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 32 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,130 | 47 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,158 | 26 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,397 | 50 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,593 | 22 | 28,008 |
Luc is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:
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