Luka Boy
How popular is Luka?
#85 boy name in 2025
3,873 baby boys were named Luka in the US in 2025, making it the 85th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
Luka popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #85 for boys (▲ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,873 boys, 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+604% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #524 in 2015, #161 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (3,873 boys) |
| Highest rank | #85 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Luka counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Luca family of names ranked #4 for boys in 2025 (#6 the year before), with 13,508 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Luca | 8,759 | 65% |
| Luka | 3,873 | 29% |
| Lucca | 757 | 6% |
| Lukah | 62 | 0% |
| Lucah | 36 | 0% |
| Lukka | 15 | 0% |
| Lukai | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Luka is most popular
Babies named Luka per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 5.4 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Alaska: 4.5 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- South Dakota: 4.1 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- North Dakota: 4.1 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- New Mexico: 3.5 per 1,000 (116 boys)
Luka by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 | #4,795 |
| 1980s | 43 | #4,962 |
| 1990s | 208 | #2,344 |
| 2000s | 2,016 | #749 |
| 2010s | 6,580 | #221 |
| 2020s | 20,094 | #85 |
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Questions
- Is Luka a boy or girl name?
- Luka is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Luka were boys.
- How popular is the name Luka?
- 3,873 baby boys were named Luka in the US in 2025, making it the 85th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
- When was Luka most popular?
- Luka peaked in 2025, when 3,873 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #85 in 2025.
- How many people are named Luka?
- 29,522 babies have been named Luka in the US since 1880. We estimate about 29,389 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Luka most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Luka was most common in Hawaii, at 5.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.