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Louca

Gender
Boy
Say it
LOO-kuh
Origin
Greek

Louca is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “man from Lucania”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Louca mean?

Greek: variant of Luca and Loukas, forms of Luke

“man from Lucania”

Variant of Luca and Loukas, forms of Luke, the Gospel writer; it is also a Greek Cypriot surname.

Is Louca a girl's or a boy's name?

Louca is a boys' name.

How popular is Louca in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 4 boys.

2003Busiest: 4 in 20072021
Louca in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20213#4,989
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20154#4,086
20140–
20130–
20123#4,999
20113#4,837
20100–
20093#4,691
20080–
20074#3,748
20060–
20050–
20040–
20033#3,593

Names like Louca

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Louca: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/louca, updated 20 October 2026.