Baby name meaning

Luca

Man from Lucania · Italian origin

Meaning & origin

Luca is a male name of Italian origin, meaning “Man from Lucania”.

How popular is Luca?

In England & Wales, Luca ranked #7 among boys' names in 2024, with 2,814 babies given the name — up from #58 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2023, when it reached #7.

In the United States, Luca was the #67 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

The two territories disagree about Luca: #7 in England & Wales against #67 in the US — a markedly more British choice.

Luca — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Luca over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1960 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,0001960197019801990200020102024US 1960: #3,905US 1970: #4,539US 1980: #3,364US 1990: #2,244US 2000: #626US 2010: #272US 2020: #67England & Wales 2024: #7United StatesEngland & Wales
Luca’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Luca in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#30283
2000#140272
2005#83784
2010#70953
2015#531,167
2020#451,323
2023#73,195
2024#72,814

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