Luca
LOO-ka Girl and boy Italian, Latin
From Lucania or light
Etymology
From Italian Luca, from Latin Lucas, meaning 'from Lucania' or 'light'.
Variants
- Luka
- Lucca
- Lukah
- Lucah
Rank by region
| Region | Boys | Girls | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | 2025 | |
| New South Wales | — | 2025 | |
| Victoria | — | 2025 | |
| Queensland | — | 2025 | |
| Western Australia | — | 2025 | |
| South Australia | — | 2025 | |
| United States | 2025 | ||
| England and Wales | 2025 | ||
| Scotland | 2024 | ||
| Northern Ireland | — | 2025 | |
| Ireland | 2025 | ||
| Canada | 2024 | ||
| New Zealand | 2025 |
Near Luca in Australia, 2025
Australia top boysPopularity
Rising
#6 2025 · 1,194 babies
| Year | Australia | NSW | Victoria | Queensland | WA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked | #79 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2007 | Not ranked | #83 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2008 | Not ranked | #77 | #50 | Not ranked | Not ranked | #76 |
| 2009 | Not ranked | #71 | #43 | Not ranked | Not ranked | #61 |
| 2010 | Not ranked | #69 | #46 | #97 | Not ranked | #74 |
| 2011 | Not ranked | #79 | #62 | #97 | Not ranked | #89 |
| 2012 | Not ranked | #60 | #62 | #95 | Not ranked | #91 |
| 2013 | Not ranked | #60 | #46 | #91 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2014 | Not ranked | #60 | #55 | #66 | Not ranked | #77 |
| 2015 | Not ranked | #56 | #42 | #68 | Not ranked | #47 |
| 2016 | Not ranked | #48 | #50 | #54 | Not ranked | #59 |
| 2017 | Not ranked | #54 | #42 | #54 | Not ranked | #55 |
| 2018 | #45 | #41 | #43 | #48 | Not ranked | #55 |
| 2019 | #27 | #29 | #26 | #33 | Not ranked | #26 |
| 2020 | #25 | #27 | #28 | #33 | Not ranked | #24 |
| 2021 | #15 | #16 | #15 | #18 | Not ranked | #14 |
| 2022 | #10 | #8 | #12 | #10 | #11 | #8 |
| 2023 | #7 | #6 | #6 | #8 | #10 | #6 |
| 2024 | #5 | #4 | #6 | #6 | #8 | #10 |
| 2025 | #6 | #4 | #7 | #7 | #5 | #6 |
Rising and already inside the top 10.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#14 2025 · 8,759 babies
| Year | US |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #348 |
| 2007 | #312 |
| 2008 | #305 |
| 2009 | #281 |
| 2010 | #272 |
| 2011 | #260 |
| 2012 | #223 |
| 2013 | #201 |
| 2014 | #185 |
| 2015 | #157 |
| 2016 | #151 |
| 2017 | #130 |
| 2018 | #106 |
| 2019 | #87 |
| 2020 | #67 |
| 2021 | #42 |
| 2022 | #28 |
| 2023 | #25 |
| 2024 | #23 |
| 2025 | #14 |
Rising and already inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#4 2025 · 3,266 babies
| Year | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #81 |
| 2007 | #72 |
| 2008 | #74 |
| 2009 | #72 |
| 2010 | #70 |
| 2011 | #64 |
| 2012 | #61 |
| 2013 | #60 |
| 2014 | #58 |
| 2015 | #53 |
| 2016 | #52 |
| 2017 | #55 |
| 2018 | #51 |
| 2019 | #49 |
| 2020 | #45 |
| 2021 | #28 |
| 2022 | #12 |
| 2023 | #7 |
| 2024 | #7 |
| 2025 | #4 |
Rising and already inside the top 10.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#6 2024 · 255 babies
| Year | Scotland |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #154 |
| 2006 | #86 |
| 2007 | #91 |
| 2008 | #97 |
| 2009 | #119 |
| 2010 | #98 |
| 2011 | #98 |
| 2012 | #95 |
| 2013 | #82 |
| 2014 | #86 |
| 2015 | #89 |
| 2016 | #65 |
| 2017 | #103 |
| 2018 | #48 |
| 2019 | #54 |
| 2020 | #43 |
| 2021 | #26 |
| 2022 | #5 |
| 2023 | #1 |
| 2024 | #6 |
Rising and already inside the top 10.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#8 2025 · 104 babies
| Year | N. Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #122 |
| 2007 | #163 |
| 2008 | #160 |
| 2009 | #179 |
| 2010 | #107 |
| 2011 | #136 |
| 2012 | #123 |
| 2013 | #149 |
| 2014 | #122 |
| 2015 | #113 |
| 2016 | #106 |
| 2017 | #112 |
| 2018 | #68 |
| 2019 | #88 |
| 2020 | #56 |
| 2021 | #64 |
| 2022 | #16 |
| 2023 | #9 |
| 2024 | #7 |
| 2025 | #8 |
Rising and already inside the top 10.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#11 2025 · 260 babies
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #117 |
| 2007 | #126 |
| 2008 | #124 |
| 2009 | #155 |
| 2010 | #148 |
| 2011 | #148 |
| 2012 | #119 |
| 2013 | #109 |
| 2014 | #99 |
| 2015 | #101 |
| 2016 | #95 |
| 2017 | #103 |
| 2018 | #78 |
| 2019 | #59 |
| 2020 | #62 |
| 2021 | #54 |
| 2022 | #30 |
| 2023 | #25 |
| 2024 | #24 |
| 2025 | #11 |
Rising and already inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#21 2024 · 815 babies
| Year | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #98 |
| 2006 | #87 |
| 2007 | #85 |
| 2008 | #90 |
| 2009 | #91 |
| 2010 | #94 |
| 2011 | #102 |
| 2012 | #101 |
| 2013 | #103 |
| 2014 | #85 |
| 2015 | #94 |
| 2016 | #88 |
| 2017 | #81 |
| 2018 | #68 |
| 2019 | #66 |
| 2020 | #60 |
| 2021 | #32 |
| 2022 | #27 |
| 2023 | #23 |
| 2024 | #21 |
Rising and already inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#2 2025 · 236 babies
| Year | NZ |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #80 |
| 2007 | #52 |
| 2008 | #56 |
| 2009 | #52 |
| 2010 | #50 |
| 2011 | #42 |
| 2012 | #57 |
| 2013 | #53 |
| 2014 | #40 |
| 2015 | #35 |
| 2016 | #38 |
| 2017 | #45 |
| 2018 | #35 |
| 2019 | #25 |
| 2020 | #23 |
| 2021 | #10 |
| 2022 | #5 |
| 2023 | #3 |
| 2024 | #6 |
| 2025 | #2 |
Rising and already inside the top 10.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Falling
#2675 2025 · 65 babies
| Year | US |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #4222 |
| 2007 | #3452 |
| 2008 | #3009 |
| 2009 | #2585 |
| 2010 | #2959 |
| 2011 | #2854 |
| 2012 | #2754 |
| 2013 | #2397 |
| 2014 | #2604 |
| 2015 | #2607 |
| 2016 | #2338 |
| 2017 | #2082 |
| 2018 | #2075 |
| 2019 | #2041 |
| 2020 | #2042 |
| 2021 | #1763 |
| 2022 | #2288 |
| 2023 | #2189 |
| 2024 | #2737 |
| 2025 | #2675 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Falling
#5478 2025 · 4 babies
| Year | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #2427 |
| 2007 | #2341 |
| 2008 | #2889 |
| 2009 | #2101 |
| 2010 | #3369 |
| 2011 | #3069 |
| 2012 | #3516 |
| 2013 | #2791 |
| 2014 | #2261 |
| 2015 | #2420 |
| 2016 | #3883 |
| 2017 | #2627 |
| 2018 | #3056 |
| 2019 | #3025 |
| 2020 | #3704 |
| 2021 | #3372 |
| 2022 | #2793 |
| 2023 | #3860 |
| 2024 | #3535 |
| 2025 | #5478 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Not ranked
2024
| Year | Scotland |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Not ranked |
| 2020 | Not ranked |
| 2021 | Not ranked |
| 2022 | Not ranked |
| 2023 | #904 |
| 2024 | Not ranked |
Not in the Scotland list for 2024.
Not ranked
2025
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #883 |
| 2007 | Not ranked |
| 2008 | #1025 |
| 2009 | Not ranked |
| 2010 | Not ranked |
| 2011 | #1082 |
| 2012 | #1066 |
| 2013 | #833 |
| 2014 | Not ranked |
| 2015 | Not ranked |
| 2016 | Not ranked |
| 2017 | #1017 |
| 2018 | Not ranked |
| 2019 | Not ranked |
| 2020 | Not ranked |
| 2021 | #729 |
| 2022 | Not ranked |
| 2023 | Not ranked |
| 2024 | Not ranked |
| 2025 | Not ranked |
Not in the Ireland list for 2025.
Stable
#2372 2024 · 9 babies
| Year | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #1689 |
| 2006 | #3223 |
| 2007 | #2106 |
| 2008 | #2199 |
| 2009 | #1601 |
| 2010 | #2694 |
| 2011 | #2440 |
| 2012 | #3539 |
| 2013 | #2260 |
| 2014 | #3513 |
| 2015 | #2439 |
| 2016 | #3517 |
| 2017 | #1746 |
| 2018 | #3798 |
| 2019 | #2299 |
| 2020 | #2515 |
| 2021 | #2139 |
| 2022 | #1687 |
| 2023 | #3236 |
| 2024 | #2372 |
Stable, still outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Stable
#295 2025 · 14 babies
| Year | NZ |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked |
| 2007 | Not ranked |
| 2008 | #333 |
| 2009 | #435 |
| 2010 | #392 |
| 2011 | Not ranked |
| 2012 | #325 |
| 2013 | Not ranked |
| 2014 | Not ranked |
| 2015 | Not ranked |
| 2016 | #323 |
| 2017 | #213 |
| 2018 | #251 |
| 2019 | #244 |
| 2020 | #287 |
| 2021 | #298 |
| 2022 | #208 |
| 2023 | #419 |
| 2024 | #313 |
| 2025 | #295 |
Stable, still outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.