Lukah
Lukah was the 2272nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1762nd with 87 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 675 places. More babies were named Lukah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Luca) Italian form of Luke · Ancient Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,272 boys, down 510 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202087 babies
- Total since 1880
- 833babies recorded
What does the name Lukah mean?
Lukah 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.
Lukah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,272 | 62 |
| 2020 | #1,762 | 87 |
| 2010 | #5,636 | 16 |
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How popular is Lukah, counting every spelling?
Lukah is a spelling of Luca, a name family that ranked #4 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,272 for Lukah 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 Lukah?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lukah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lukah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lukah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lukah?
About 800 people born in the US named Lukah are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Lukah 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.
Lukah by state
How common Lukah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lukah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lukah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lukah
What does Lukah mean?
Lukah is a spelling of Luca, which means “Italian form of Luke” (Ancient Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lukah?
Lukah was the 2272nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1762nd with 87 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 675 places. More babies were named Lukah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lukah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lukah in the US.
Where is Lukah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lukah was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Ohio.