How Many People Are Named Luc?
An estimated 3,505 people in the United States have the first name Luc. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Luc peaked in popularity in 2002 with 172 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luc as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Luc paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,505
About 1 in 97,790 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
172 births
Total Registered
3,581
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luc
Luc is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,581 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Luc as a male name
Ranked #3,420 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (172 births)
Luc: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luc span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,405 babies were registered. Luc has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Luc by Decade
How has Luc tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Luc by State
Birth registrations for Luc span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio. On average, about 92 Lucs were registered per state.
Luc + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luc as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luc
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luc: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luc?
We estimate approximately 3,505 people named Luc are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 97,790 Americans share this first name.
Is Luc a common name?
Luc is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,581 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luc most popular?
Luc reached peak popularity in 2002, when 172 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luc is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luc a male name?
Luc is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luc Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luc Smith, Luc Johnson, Luc Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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