boy's name

Luck

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 195

Luck is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2000, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1991.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Luck over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Luck by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 40
2000s 70
2010s 45
2020s (to 2021) 10

How popular is Luck?

In 2021, Luck was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Luck is used

France #6,545 5 in 2021
United States #8,697 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Luck

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Luck also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luck over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Luck

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luck — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Luck

How popular is the name Luck?

In 2021, Luck was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Luck a girl's or a boy's name?

Luck is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Luck?

Luck has 1 syllable.

When was Luck most popular?

Luck peaked in 2000, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Luck a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luck currently ranks #8,697 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.