Luca

“Variant of Lucas — To shine; radiating light” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #14 in the US (2025) · Trending

Luca has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #14 (2025) · 77,521 babies named Luca all-time · 1 in 190 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Scotland (2025) · #2 in New Zealand (2025) · #3 in Netherlands (2025) · #4 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #4 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lucas

Luca Pacioli — Italian father of accounting (*~1445 – †1517)
Luca Toni — Italian association football player (1977-)
Luca Signorelli — Italian Renaissance painter (c.1450-1523)
Luca Guadagnino — Italian filmmaker (born 1971)
Luca della Robbia — Italian sculptor (1399–1482)

In stories & tradition

Luca Brasi — The Godfather
Luca — Aeneid
Luca Nogi — Gakuen Alice

What Lucas become

Among 2,557 notable people named Luca:

Athletes appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luca Toni, Italian association football player (1977-).

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