Luka

“Variant of Lucas — related to Latin lux, 'light'; or 'man from Lucania'” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #85 in the US (2025) · Trending

Luka is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1975, it stood at #85 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 29,000 boys have been named Luka along the way. Together with its spelling variants Luca (#14) and Lucca (#425), Luka would rank around #4 with about 13,400 births last year — the newborns split about 65/29/6 across Luca, Luka, and Lucca.

Around the world: #1 in Croatia (2025) · #2 in Slovenia (2025) · #3 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #3 in Serbia (2025) · #26 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lukas

Luka Modrić — Croatian footballer (born 1985)
Luka Dončić — Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
Luka Jović — Serbian association football player
Luka Milivojević — Serbian association football player
Luka Sučić — Croatian association football player

In stories & tradition

Luka Kovač — ER
Luka Urushibara — Steins;Gate
Luka — The Lower Depths

What Lukas become

Among 838 notable people named Luka:

Sports figures appear 3.02× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer (born 1985).

Similar names: Lucca · Enzo · Luciano · Milo · Niko · Atlas

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