How Many People Are Named Luk?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Luk. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Luk peaked in popularity in 1998 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luk 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 Luk paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Luk is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luk
Luk is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Luk as a male name
Ranked #13,803 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1998 (5 births)
Luk: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luk span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5 babies were registered. Luk remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Luk by Decade
How has Luk 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.
Luk + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luk as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luk
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luk: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luk?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Luk 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Luk a common name?
Luk is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luk most popular?
Luk reached peak popularity in 1998, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luk is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luk a male name?
Luk is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luk Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luk Smith, Luk Johnson, Luk 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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