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Luc

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What official birth registration shows about Luc: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #348 to #5137.199920042009201420192025#348#5137
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#445
1997#425
1998#390
1999#387
2000#348
2001#363
2002#350
2003#401
2004#443
2005#421
2006#543
2007#684
2008#728
2009#884
2010#1055
2011#944
2012#1152
2013#1086
2014#1370
2015#1673
2016#1627
2017#1339
2018#4749
2019#1986
2020#2228
2021#2125
2022#2320
2023#4991
2025#5137

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2016: #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1627 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1994–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #263 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2001–2011

    Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2011).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Luc's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#198611HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#137018HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#108624HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#115223HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#94430HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#105526HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#88431HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#72840HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#68441HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#54354HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#42169HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#44361HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#40165HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#35072HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#36367HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#34871HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#38758HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#39057HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#42548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#44544HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5545HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#5405HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#3748HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3846HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#3706HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#26310HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2635HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Luc is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Luc, between 1994 and 2025, in 30 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1994England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2000Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 200119942025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1994–201617#263 in 1994
England and Wales1996–202529#348 in 2000
Northern Ireland2001–20114#243 in 2001
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What is known about Luc

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1994–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.