Luqman
Masculine
Luqman is the sage of the Qur'an — a whole sura is named for him — and he is remembered for advice given to his son rather than for any deed.
How old is the name Luqman?
Luqman first appears in US birth records in 1976 — 49 years ago. The typical Luqman is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,100 people named Luqman are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Luqman most popular?
Luqman peaked in 2025, reaching #2125 nationally. Today it ranks #2125, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Luqman
Sura 31 records Luqman advising his son — do not associate anything with God, be moderate in your walk, lower your voice — practical counsel rather than prophecy. Arabic tradition also credits him with fables that overlap with Aesop's. The name is in current American use.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
The name's etymology is not settled. It may derive from an Arabic root relating to swallowing or to intelligence, or be pre-Arabic. Luqman is not a prophet in Islamic tradition but a wise man, and sura 31 carries his name. The meaning is genuinely uncertain.
Pronouncing Luqman
LOOK-mahn
Two syllables, stress on the first. The Arabic q is a deep throat consonant English lacks.
Nicknames for Luqman
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1976
- Most boys named
- 202568 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2125reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +36.0%68 in 2025, from 50
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Luqman in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- لقمان in Arabic — transliteration
- Luqman in Urdu — same name
- Lukman in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Minnesota, Texas, Ohio.
Luqmans among us
people named Luqman are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 25,119 born in 2025 was named Luqman
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Shann test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Luqman's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Shann climbed just as high around 1970, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Shann's path sketches the road Luqman is walking now.
Luqman sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Luqman is headed
Luqman should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Luqman beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Luqman in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That a wise man who was not a prophet has a sura named for him is a first-rate fact.
- The advice in sura 31 is concrete and unusually practical.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk in English.
- The name's own meaning is not settled.
- The Arabic q is not reproducible in English.
- It reads as specifically Muslim.
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Frequently asked
- How many Luqmans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Luqman are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Luqman in 2025?
- Luqman ranks #2125 among US boy names in 2025, with 68 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Luqman?
- About 1 in every 25,119 US boys born in 2025 was named Luqman — 68 in all.
- Will my child share the name Luqman with classmates?
- Luqman will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Luqman
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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