Luka
Boy · LOO-ka · Greek
Luka is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “from Lucania”. In 2025 it ranked 248th for boys in the UK (215 babies) and 85th for boys in the US (3,873 babies).
What does Luka mean?
Greek: Slavic and Georgian form of Luke
“from Lucania”
Form of Luke used in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Russia and Georgia.
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- LOO-ka
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Is Luka a girl's or a boy's name?
Luka is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 215 boys in the UK and 25 girls and 3,873 boys in the US.
How popular is Luka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 215about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 215 boys in the UK were named Luka, making it the 248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 312th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 245 boys. 6 girls were also named Luka in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Luka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,945 boys in the UK were given Luka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #3, up from #248 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 25% of the babies named Luka in the UK in 1996, and 3% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 261st in England and Wales, 170th in Scotland and 169th in Northern Ireland.
Luka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 215 | #248 |
| 2024 | 245 | #227 |
| 2023 | 225 | #239 |
| 2022 | 224 | #239 |
| 2021 | 165 | #317 |
| 2020 | 164 | #312 |
| 2019 | 183 | #294 |
| 2018 | 143 | #354 |
| 2017 | 146 | #365 |
| 2016 | 145 | #361 |
| 2015 | 152 | #345 |
| 2014 | 153 | #335 |
| 2013 | 121 | #381 |
| 2012 | 145 | #343 |
| 2011 | 138 | #356 |
| 2010 | 116 | #389 |
| 2009 | 118 | #375 |
| 2008 | 127 | #344 |
| 2007 | 123 | #340 |
| 2006 | 125 | #307 |
| 2005 | 110 | #320 |
| 2004 | 95 | #345 |
| 2003 | 72 | #398 |
| 2002 | 47 | #514 |
| 2001 | 50 | #465 |
| 2000 | 32 | #636 |
| 1999 | 26 | #717 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Luka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #85among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,873about 1 in 440 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,873 boys in the US were named Luka, making it the 85th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 161st. It first appears in the records in 1975. 25 girls were also named Luka in 2025 (5,098th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had the most boys named Luka of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Luka in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13,502 boys in the US were given Luka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #5, up from #85 for this spelling alone.
Luka in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,873 | #85 |
| 2024 | 3,708 | #94 |
| 2023 | 3,657 | #95 |
| 2022 | 3,303 | #117 |
| 2021 | 3,209 | #115 |
| 2020 | 2,344 | #161 |
| 2019 | 1,704 | #221 |
| 2018 | 1,049 | #320 |
| 2017 | 707 | #439 |
| 2016 | 649 | #471 |
| 2015 | 550 | #524 |
| 2014 | 494 | #559 |
| 2013 | 433 | #586 |
| 2012 | 375 | #638 |
| 2011 | 303 | #747 |
| 2010 | 316 | #727 |
| 2009 | 291 | #780 |
| 2008 | 286 | #775 |
| 2007 | 298 | #749 |
| 2006 | 252 | #809 |
| 2005 | 212 | #866 |
| 2004 | 209 | #848 |
| 2003 | 146 | #1,059 |
| 2002 | 119 | #1,175 |
| 2001 | 117 | #1,169 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,425 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
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