Luke vs Nico

Luke and Nicocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Luke was ranked #23 and Nico #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Luke was ranked #38 and Nico #85 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Luke was ranked #50 and Nico #104 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Luke was ranked #57 and Nico #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Luke was ranked #138 and Nico #183 among boys in England and Wales.

Luke and Nico over time

Luke and Nico appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Luke held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nico in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Luke reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Nico in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Luke held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Nico in 0.
Highest recorded here: Luke #11 in 1997, Nico #183 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Luke #138, Nico #183.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2025
Luke held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Nico in 0.
Highest recorded here: Luke #7 in 2006, Nico #364 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Luke #23, Nico #372.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Luke

Pairs where Luke shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Luke vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2009 they were #9 and #701.
Luke · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Luke vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #18 and #631.
Luke · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Luke vs Keith
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #23 and #577.
Luke · Keith · 59 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Luke vs Ross
In 1997 they stood at #31 and #30 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2023 they were #42 and #395.
Luke · Ross · 27 shared years, 1997–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Luke, Nico
Field	Luke	Nico
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	From Latin Lucas, from Greek Loukas — probably 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy), or possibly connected to Lucius. Luke was a physician who accompanied Paul and is traditionally credited as author of the third Gospel and Acts.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Greek/Latin, biblical	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈluk/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #23 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Luke has a recorded origin (Greek/Latin, biblical); Nico does not have one recorded yet.
Luke and Nico both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Luke; Nico doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Luke

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #105 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2024
Highest recorded position: #5 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1967–2024).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #322 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Nico

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #419 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #66 among boys in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys