The baby name Luk is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /lʌk/ ('luck'); Dutch: /lyk/ (close front rounded vowel, like 'luuk').
The baby name Luk is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /lʌk/ ('luck'); Dutch: /lyk/ (close front rounded vowel, like 'luuk').
Luk is Dutch, Slavic in Origin.
Luk is a Flemish (Belgian Dutch) and sometimes Dutch or English spelling of the name borne by Saint Luke, ultimately from Greek Loukas via Latin Lucas, meaning “man from Lucania.” By folk association it is often linked to Latin lux, “light,” reinforcing a luminous, uplifting sense even if not the strict etymology. As a clipped, one-syllable form, Luk has a brisk, modern profile.
Usage spread throughout Christian Europe with the cult of the Evangelist and physician Saint Luke, author of the third Gospel and Acts. In Flanders the spelling Luk gained mid-20th-century currency and remains familiar through figures such as broadcaster Luk Alloo; in the Netherlands, Luuk and Loek are more common. International variants include Luke, Lucas, Lukas, Luca, Luka, Luc, Luuk, Łukasz, and Louka, with diminutives like Lukie. The name travels easily, balancing timeless roots with a clean, contemporary look.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #144 | 8 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #183 | 4 | 3,154 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #184 | 185 | 6,459 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| PL | 0 | #204 | 9 | 2,600 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #254 | 51 | 6,530 |
| HK | 0 | #254 | 97 | 8,483 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 4 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #268 | 361 | 12,905 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #346 | 9 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #353 | 7 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #389 | 241 | 16,104 |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #404 | 3 | 2,851 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #413 | 30 | 2,180 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #433 | 13 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 9 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 49 | 10,162 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #615 | 8 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #648 | 18 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #700 | 15 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #728 | 24 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #821 | 132 | 5,697 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #868 | 11 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2008 | #884 | 5 | 7,541 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #904 | 17 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #904 | 27 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #921 | 31 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #948 | 35 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #965 | 30 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 111 | 25,439 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,318 | 154 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Luk is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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