Luka
Luka was the 85th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,873 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 439 places. More babies were named Luka in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Luca) Italian form of Luke · Ancient Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #85 boys, up 76 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,873boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20253,873 babies
- Total since 1880
- 29,522babies recorded
What does the name Luka mean?
Luka is a spelling of Luca, pronounced the same way, so it shares Luca's meaning and origin.
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.
Luka popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 563 since 1987, 25 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #85 | 3,873 |
| 2020 | #161 | 2,344 |
| 2010 | #727 | 316 |
| 2000 | #1,442 | 86 |
| 1990 | #5,237 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Luka, counting every spelling?
Luka is a spelling of Luca, a name family that ranked #4 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #85 for Luka 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 Luka?
3,873 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Luka (1.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Luka 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 49. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Luka.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Luka?
About 28,700 people born in the US named Luka are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Luka 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.
Luka by state
How common Luka was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (2.6×), Alaska (2.2×), South Dakota (2.0×), North Dakota (2.0×), New Mexico (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Wyoming, Alabama.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Luka: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Luka, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Luka
What does Luka mean?
Luka is a spelling of Luca, which means “Italian form of Luke” (Ancient Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Luka?
Luka was the 85th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,873 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 439 places. More babies were named Luka in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Luka a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Luka in the US.
Where is Luka most popular?
In 2021–2025, Luka was most common in Hawaii (5.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alaska and South Dakota.