Luqman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOOK-man
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,080 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,125 for boys
Luqman is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,080th for boys in the UK (30 babies) and 2,125th for boys in the US (68 babies).
What does Luqman mean?
Arabic
Luqman the Wise gives his name to the 31st chapter of the Qur'an, which records his advice to his son.
Is Luqman a girl's or a boy's name?
Luqman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the UK and 68 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Luqman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,080among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were named Luqman, making it the 1,080th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 981st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 46 boys.
2025 had more boys named Luqman than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Luqman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were given Luqman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #813, up from #1,080 for this spelling alone.
- Luqman 30
- Luqmaan 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales.
Luqman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,160 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 32 | #981 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 38 | #901 |
| 2016 | 37 | #923 |
| 2015 | 46 | #776 |
| 2014 | 39 | #860 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 40 | #852 |
| 2011 | 44 | #793 |
| 2010 | 39 | #837 |
| 2009 | 38 | #839 |
| 2008 | 35 | #872 |
| 2007 | 35 | #843 |
| 2006 | 34 | #823 |
| 2005 | 33 | #812 |
| 2004 | 30 | #807 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 32 | #667 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Luqman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,125among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 68about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 68 boys in the US were named Luqman, making it the 2,125th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had the most boys named Luqman of any year since it first appeared, in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Luqman in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Luqman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2,125 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,386 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Luqman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Zayan Rayyan Hamza Musa Zayaan Yazan Ahmed Ayman Yahya Abdullah Umar
Other spellings of Luqman
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Luqman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/luqman, updated 20 October 2026.