Luke

Luke is a male given name: 100% of people named Luke are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Luke · Lu Ke · Lu-Ke

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland, Great Britain
Also spelled: Lu Ke, Lu-Ke
US births since 1880: 261,584 male / 509 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Luke

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luke," in English, "Guten Tag Luke," in German. Luke is a male given name: about 100% of people named Luke are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Luke,

German

Guten Tag Luke,

French

Bonjour Luke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Luke:

Chinese

Luke您好：

Japanese

Luke様

English

Hi Luke,

German

Hi Luke,

French

Salut Luke,

Spanish

Hola Luke,

Chinese

Luke你好：

Japanese

Lukeさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Luke by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	100%
Ireland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

261,584 male · 509 female · 262,093 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Luke a male or female name?

Luke is a male given name: 100% of people named Luke are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Luke in an email?

Is Luke a unisex name?

Luke is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Luke are men. Luke leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Luke a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luke (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_luke,
  title  = {Is Luke a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luke},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}