Girl & boy name
Luca
Luca holds the #14 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 8,759 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #67 in 2020 to #14 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Luca, which stretches back to 1915. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#3 there in 2025).
Rankings
Luca popularity, 1880–2025
Where Luca is most popular
Uniqueness score
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Luca in the most recent year of SSA data.
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Luca as a girl name
As of 2025, Luca ranks #2645 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 65 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #2034 five years ago, #2645 now. SSA records for Luca go back to 1987; the peak came in 2021 at #1760, with 116 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Utah, where it ranks #704 among girl names.