Luca
Luca was the 14th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8,759 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 143 places. More babies were named Luca in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Italian form of Luke · Ancient Greek, Latin
Say it LOO-kuh /ˈlukə/
- Rank in 2025
- #14 boys, up 53 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8,759boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20258,759 babies
- Total since 1880
- 79,211babies recorded
What does the name Luca mean?
Luca is the Italian form of Luke. According to Wiktionary it came from Latin Lucas and Greek Loukas, perhaps a pet form of Lucius or of Loukanos. English speakers borrowed it in the 2000s. In Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian, Luca is a woman's name equivalent to Lucy.
Λουκᾶς (Koine Greek, “Loukas”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: Greek names.
Luca popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,690 since 1987, 65 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14 | 8,759 |
| 2020 | #67 | 4,832 |
| 2010 | #272 | 1,275 |
| 2000 | #626 | 297 |
| 1990 | #2,244 | 32 |
| 1980 | #3,364 | 13 |
| 1970 | #4,539 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,905 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,692 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Luca, counting every spelling?
Luca is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #4 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #14 for Luca on its own. Together these spellings went to 13,502 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca | 8,759 | #14 | 39,306 |
| Luka | 3,873 | #85 | 17,750 |
| Lucca | 757 | #425 | 3,170 |
| Lukah | 62 | #2,272 | 366 |
| Lucah | 36 | #3,282 | 249 |
| Lukka | 15 | #6,029 | 96 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Luca?
8,759 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Luca (2.43 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Luca born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 22. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, a typical elementary school of 430 pupils would have about 1.0 children named Luca.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Luca?
About 76,800 people born in the US named Luca are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Luca a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Luca by state
How common Luca was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (2.8×), Hawaii (2.5×), Connecticut (2.3×), District of Columbia (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Luca: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Luca, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Luca · Sibling names for Luca
Questions about the name Luca
What does Luca mean?
Luca means “Italian form of Luke” (Ancient Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Luca?
Luca was the 14th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8,759 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 143 places. More babies were named Luca in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Luca a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Luca in the US.
Where is Luca most popular?
In 2021–2025, Luca was most common in Rhode Island (12.88 per 1,000 boys), followed by Hawaii and Connecticut.