Luca is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “from Lucania”, Italian form of Luke, via Latin Lucas. Italian form of Luke; Luca della Robbia was a leading sculptor of 15th-century Florence.

Luca

Gender: Boy
Say it: LOO-ka
Origin: Greek
UK rank, 2025: #3 for boys
US rank, 2025: #14 for boys

Luca is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “from Lucania”. In 2025 it ranked 3rd for boys in the UK (3,672 babies) and 14th for boys in the US (8,759 babies).

What does Luca mean?

Greek: Italian form of Luke, via Latin Lucas

“from Lucania”

Italian form of Luke; Luca della Robbia was a leading sculptor of 15th-century Florence.

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

Luca is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 3,672 boys in the UK and 65 girls and 8,759 boys in the US.

How popular is Luca in the UK?

Rank in 2025: 3rd among boys
Babies in 2025: 3,672 about 1 in 82 boys
Five-year trend: Rising fast up 139% in five years
Same name in a class: 16% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3,672 boys in the UK were named Luca, making it the 3rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 44th. 4 girls were also named Luca in 2025 (4,935th for girls).

2025 had the most boys named Luca of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Luca in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 3,945 boys in the UK were given Luca or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #3.

Luca 3,672
Luka 215
Lucca 51
Lucah 7

Among boys in 2025, it was 4th in England and Wales, 2nd in Scotland and 8th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#95), 2014 (#58) and 2024 (#7).

1996Busiest: 3,672 in 20252025

Luca in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	3,672	#3
2024	3,178	#7
2023	3,647	#5
2022	2,981	#12
2021	2,011	#28
2020	1,487	#44
2019	1,444	#49
2018	1,454	#47
2017	1,258	#57
2016	1,280	#54
2015	1,271	#54
2014	1,208	#57
2013	1,135	#61
2012	1,212	#63
2011	1,073	#69
2010	1,051	#71
2009	1,004	#77
2008	1,063	#75
2007	1,088	#74
2006	921	#85
2005	828	#88
2004	613	#107
2003	568	#107
2002	494	#114
2001	397	#129
2000	283	#151
1999	197	#191
1998	158	#228
1997	112	#276
1996	87	#316

How popular is Luca in the US?

Rank in 2025: 14th among boys
Babies in 2025: 8,759 about 1 in 190 boys
Five-year trend: Rising up 91% in five years
Same name in a class: 6.9% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8,759 boys in the US were named Luca, making it the 14th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 67th. It first appears in the records in 1915. 65 girls were also named Luca in 2025 (2,645th for girls).

2025 had the most boys named Luca of any year since it first appeared, in 1915.

Half of all the boys named Luca in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 13,502 boys in the US were given Luca or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #5, up from #14 for this spelling alone.

Luca 8,759
Luka 3,873
Lucca 757
Lukah 62
Lucah 36
Lukka 15

1915Busiest: 8,759 in 20252025

Luca in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	8,759	#14
2024	7,991	#23
2023	7,810	#24
2022	7,855	#28
2021	6,891	#42
2020	4,832	#67
2019	4,423	#87
2018	3,615	#106
2017	3,091	#130
2016	2,755	#151
2015	2,617	#157
2014	2,304	#185
2013	1,902	#201
2012	1,617	#223
2011	1,340	#260
2010	1,275	#272
2009	1,200	#281
2008	1,097	#305
2007	1,056	#312
2006	873	#348
2005	707	#400
2004	686	#393
2003	544	#463
2002	430	#524
2001	343	#585
2000	297	#626
1999	128	#1,061
1998	115	#1,111
1997	82	#1,347
1996	87	#1,263
1995	66	#1,462
1994	62	#1,511
1993	65	#1,439
1992	45	#1,815
1991	38	#1,977
1990	32	#2,209
1989	36	#1,988
1988	38	#1,785
1987	34	#1,861
1986	13	#3,437
1985	23	#2,292
1984	19	#2,528
1983	24	#2,139
1982	20	#2,425
1981	32	#1,765
1980	13	#3,255
1979	19	#2,464
1978	19	#2,375
1977	11	#3,384
1976	26	#1,872
1975	16	#2,538
1974	12	#2,944
1973	0	–
1972	7	#3,960
1971	5	#4,905
1970	6	#4,228
1969	11	#2,681
1968	12	#2,444
1967	0	–
1966	0	–
1965	11	#2,474
1964	0	–
1963	8	#3,043
1962	0	–
1961	0	–
1960	6	#3,663
1959	0	–
1958	0	–
1957	0	–
1956	0	–
1955	0	–
1954	0	–
1953	0	–
1952	0	–
1951	0	–
1950	0	–
1949	0	–
1948	0	–
1947	0	–
1946	0	–
1945	0	–
1944	0	–
1943	5	#3,536
1942	0	–
1941	0	–
1940	0	–
1939	0	–
1938	0	–
1937	0	–
1936	0	–
1935	0	–
1934	0	–
1933	0	–
1932	0	–
1931	0	–
1930	0	–
1929	8	#2,978
1928	6	#3,695
1927	0	–
1926	7	#3,383
1925	7	#3,406
1924	0	–
1923	8	#3,173
1922	0	–
1921	0	–
1920	5	#4,284
1919	5	#4,167
1918	0	–
1917	6	#3,543
1916	7	#3,176
1915	6	#3,391

Names like Luca

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Ezra, Arlo, Theo, Jude, Noah, Hudson, Musa, Enzo, Rowan, Roman, Alfie, Muhammad

Other spellings of Luca

Luka, Lucca, Lucah, Lukah, Lukka

Names related to Luca

Luc

More Greek names

Theodore, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie

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Sources

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

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