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Luke

Luke ranks #102 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 18 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #95 among boy dog names.
Luke's popularity trend

Luke's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
18
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#102
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+9
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 87 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Luke mean?
/luk/1 syllable

Luke is the English form of the Greek name Loukas, traditionally understood to mean "man from Lucania," a region of southern Italy. It's best known as the name of Luke the Evangelist, traditionally credited with writing one of the four Gospels.

Simple, friendly, and easy to call across a yard, Luke has an unfussy warmth. It suits a steady, good-natured companion who's more reliable than flashy.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Luke shows up

Cats named Luke per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.04%

Cat names like Luke

Duke