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“Compound of Giovanni (John) and Luca (Luke)” — Italian origin
Boy's name · #1156 in the US (2025) · Trending
Gianluca is climbing: on the charts since 1971, it is ranked #1156 in 2025, with about 180 boys given the name last year. Roughly 3,900 have carried it all-time. Across the Northeast it runs about 3× its national rate.
Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,100 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 591 notable people named Gianluca:
Sports figures appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian association football player.
Similar names: Viktor · Gian · Lucca · Scout · Giancarlo · Renzo
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