The first name Jean-Luc
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jean-Luc last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 6 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 24 births (#654).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jean-Luc with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jean-Luc at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 19 boys born in the United States were named Jean-Luc, the 5,111th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1992, when 65 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jean-Luc
30 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jean-Luc GodardFrench and Swiss film director (1930–2022)
- Jean-Luc NancyFrench philosopher (1940–2021)
- Jean-Luc BilodeauCanadian actor, born 1990
- Jean-Luc MarionFrench philosopher (born 1946)
- Jean-Luc EttoriFrench football player and manager, born 1955
- Jean-Luc PontyFrench jazz violinist and composer, born 1942
- Jean-Luc CrétierAlpine skier, born 1966
- Jean-Luc BrassardCanadian freestyle skier, born 1972
- Jean-Luc BrunelFrench model scout (1946–2022)
- Jean-Luc SassusFrench football player (1962-2015)
- Jean-Luc LagarceFrench librettist, playwright and writer (1957–1995)
- Jean-Luc ThérierFrench racing driver (1945–2019)
Questions
- How popular is the name Jean-Luc?
- In 2018, 6 boys born in England and Wales were named Jean-Luc, ranking 3,011th. Its peak was 1996, with 24 births.
- Is Jean-Luc a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,057 US babies named Jean-Luc since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jean-Luc most popular?
- 1992 in the United States, when 65 babies were named Jean-Luc, its highest rank at 1,422nd.