Luka

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Luka is a Slavic masculine given name. In Japanese: ルカ, るか is transliterated Luka or Ruka, and can be masculine or feminine. The male name Luka comes from the Latin word "Lucanus" which means a man from Lucania.

From Wikipedia

Luka first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 11 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 374 babies (rank #50 that year). In 2025 it was given to 302 boys (rank #66). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Luka

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Luka yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,801

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

374

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Luka

Luka Modrićassociation football player · b. 1985
Luka Dončićbasketball player · b. 1999
Luka Jovićassociation football player · b. 1997
Luka Milivojevićassociation football player · b. 1991
Luka Sučićassociation football player · b. 2002

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	7	#222
2015	13	#160
2016	10	#186
2017	8	#208
2019	125	#112
2020	198	#92
2021	270	#61
2022	239	#61
2023	251	#56
2024	374	#50
2025	302	#66