The baby name Lukman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: [luqˈmaːn]; common English approximations: /ˈlʊkmən/ or /ˈlʌkmæn/ (respelled 'LOOK-mahn' or 'LUHK-man').
Lukman is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Lukman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: [luqˈmaːn]; common English approximations: /ˈlʊkmən/ or /ˈlʌkmæn/ (respelled 'LOOK-mahn' or 'LUHK-man').
Lukman is Arabic in Origin.
Lukman stems from Arabic Luqmān (لقمان), the Qur’anic sage famed for wise counsel to his son in Surah Luqmān (Q 31). The name’s precise etymology is uncertain and likely non‑Arabic, but its sense is understood through Islamic tradition as “wise” or “man of wisdom,” reflected in the epithet al‑Hakīm. Early exegetes and adab writers preserved sayings attributed to Luqmān, and later comparisons linked him to Aesop’s figure of the moralizing storyteller, though the identification is debated.
The spelling Lukman circulates widely across the Muslim world - from the Middle East to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. Turkish Lokman (notably Lokman Hekim) became associated with healing and folk medicine. Common variants include Luqman, Luqmaan, Loqman, Lokman, and the scholarly Luqmān; Lookman sometimes appears in Anglicized contexts or as a surname. Usage has been steady since early Islam and remains familiar in contemporary registries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #31 | 9 | 2,238 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #61 | 75 | 4,130 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #118 | 16 | 6,332 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #129 | 5 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #148 | 3,682 | 16,906 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #176 | 2 | 1,548 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| NG | 0 | #186 | 80 | 5,926 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BD | 0 | #198 | 30 | 5,992 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #221 | 23 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #221 | 21 | 7,111 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #246 | 102 | 8,138 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 12 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #282 | 14 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| MY | 0 | #289 | 42 | 12,352 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #293 | 366 | 10,045 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #311 | 1,389 | 25,439 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #313 | 12 | 6,973 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #316 | 10 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #318 | 5 | 2,548 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #367 | 20 | 8,413 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #374 | 23 | 15,987 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #391 | 8 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #417 | 11 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #433 | 13 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #487 | 49 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #493 | 61 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 210 | 18,093 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #568 | 100 | 13,071 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #583 | 313 | 17,948 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #614 | 156 | 18,755 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #626 | 72 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #661 | 1,465 | 28,008 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #672 | 11 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #685 | 44 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #686 | 101 | 15,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #700 | 420 | 22,615 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #839 | 163 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #849 | 87 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #855 | 32 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2018 | #880 | 5 | 7,242 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #910 | 43 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #960 | 35 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 43 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,152 | 60 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,434 | 38 | 10,046 |
Lukman is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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