Given name & surname
Luca
“woman from Lucanus”·“surrounded by light”·“man from Lucania”
Luca is a variant of Lucasta. In English use, Lucasta carries the interpretation “woman from Lucanus.” Luca is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luca is a variant of Lucasta. In English use, Lucasta carries the interpretation “woman from Lucanus.” Luca is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain. Luca is a form of Luke. Interpretations include “man from Lucania” and “a man from Lucania” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Luca is a variant of Lucian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain. Luca is a form of Luke. An origin associated with Luke is Greek. Luca connects to the Lucas name family through Lucasta. An origin associated with Lucas is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Luca is used as a form of Luke.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luca through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79,211
- 77,521 boys · 1,690 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 8,824 babies
- 2025
- 8,824
- #14 for boys · #2,675 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +107%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8,759 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 14 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 110.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 65 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (1,257). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 35,413 as a first name in 2020; 1,850 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Luca’s family of names
In English usage, Luca is an affectionate form of Λούκιος. Luca shares a linguistic root with Luke. In Italian usage, Luca has a conventional equivalent in the Waray-Waray form Lucas.
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Around the world
Luca has relatives in 56 languages.
34 related names in 56 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 41
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- LucasFrench, Spanish
- Lukecognate · English, Scots
- LucyEnglish
- Luciaalso known as · German, Slovak
- Lucilleequivalent
- LukasGerman, Swedish
- Luccaequivalent
- Luciusequivalent
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- Loukasequivalent
- LucFrench, Welsh
- Lucillaequivalent
- LuziaGerman
- Lukianequivalent
- Luukequivalent
- LuqaMaltese
- LucaisScottish Gaelic
- LuukasFinnish, Estonian
- LukazBreton
- Lucjuszequivalent
- Lucíaequivalent
- Лук'янequivalent
- Luzieequivalent
- Lekiniuderivative · Albanian
- ŁukaszPolish
- Luchinipatronymic from · Italian
- LukášCzech, Slovak
- LuugWolof
- LukácsHungarian
- ЛукаSerbian, Russian
- 路加福音cdo
- LūkaLatvian
- LúkasIcelandic
- LúcásIrish
- ΛουκάςGreek
- ルークJapanese
- LukoEsperanto
- לוקאHebrew
- LlucCatalan
- LlucasAsturian
- ՂուկասArmenian
- Λουκᾶςroot · Ancient Greek
People named Luca
- Luca PacioliItalian father of accounting (*~1445 – †1517)1440–1517
- Luca ToniItalian association football player (1977-)
- Luca SignorelliItalian Renaissance painter (c.1450-1523)
- Luca GuadagninoItalian filmmaker (born 1971)
- Luca ZidaneFrench-Algerian footballer (born 1998)
- Luca della RobbiaItalian sculptor (1399–1482)
- Luca GiordanoItalian Baroque painter (1634–1705)1632–1705
- Luca Badoerracecar driverborn 1971
- Luca HänniSwiss singerborn 1994
Characters named Luca: Luca Brasi (The Godfather series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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