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Lukman

Gender
Boy
Say it
LOOK-mahn
Origin
Arabic

Lukman is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Lukman mean?

Arabic: variant of Luqman

Variant of Luqman, the wise man after whom the 31st chapter of the Quran is named.

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

Lukman is a boys' name.

How popular is Lukman in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.

Half of all the boys named Lukman in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 7 in 20102022
Lukman in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20223#5,017
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20107#2,775
20093#4,691
20085#3,305
20070–
20063#4,204
20055#2,885
20041#4,870
20033#3,593
20024#2,751
20010–
20005#2,237
19993#3,043
19984#2,531
19973#2,979
19963#2,949

Names like Lukman

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Lukman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lukman, updated 20 October 2026.