Luke
Meaning and origin
From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Luke (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Luke has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2001 | 42 |
| 2002 | 51 |
| 2003 | 56 |
| 2004 | 70 |
| 2005 | 72 |
| 2006 | 85 |
| 2007 | 98 |
| 2008 | 109 |
| 2009 | 123 |
| 2010 | 144 |
| 2011 | 155 |
| 2012 | 173 |
| 2013 | 183 |
| 2014 | 210 |
| 2015 | 229 |
| 2016 | 261 |
| 2017 | 294 |
| 2018 | 318 |
| 2019 | 338 |
| 2020 | 364 |
Luke in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Luke.Hi! My name is Luke.
- Luke har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Luke has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Luke kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Luke is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Lukes mamma är lärare.Luke's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lukes mamma is Luke's mum.
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Questions about Luke
How do you pronounce Luke in Swedish?
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What does the name Luke mean?
From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
How popular is Luke in Sweden?
13 babies were named Luke in 2022. In 2020, 364 people in Sweden had Luke as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.