Spellings
Luca or Luka?
In the US in 2025, 65% of babies in this name family were spelled Luca and 29% Luka. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Luca65% of the family8,759 born in 2025#14 among boys×3 since 2015Luka29% of the family3,873 born in 2025#85 among boys×7 since 2015Lucca6% of the family757 born in 2025#425 among boys×2 since 2015Lukah<1% of the family62 born in 2025#2,258 among boys+55% since 2015Lucah<1% of the family36 born in 2025#3,240 among boys+89% since 2015Louka<1% of the family17 born in 2025#5,399 among boystoo rare to be counted in 2015
Ten years ago
Luca already led in 2015, with 74% of the family's births; it has 65% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,547 to 13,504 births (×4).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca | 2,617 | 8,759 | ×3 |
| Luka | 550 | 3,873 | ×7 |
| Lucca | 321 | 757 | ×2 |
| Lukah | 40 | 62 | +55% |
| Lucah | 19 | 36 | +89% |
| Louka | — | 17 | new |
How they sound
- Luca /ˈlukə/ (LOO-kuh)
- Luka /ˈlukə/ (LOO-kuh)
- Lucca /ˈlukə/ (LOO-kuh)
- Lukah /ˈluːkə/ (LOO-kuh)
- Lucah /ˈluːkə/ (LOO-kuh)
- Louka /luˈka/ (loo-KA)
In France
In France in 2025: Luca 330 births (#171 among boys), Luka 165 births (#314 among boys), Lucca 30 births and Louka 270 births (#201 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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