Luka

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 380 babies (rank #72 that year). In 2024 it was given to 380 boys (rank #72). 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.

5,410

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

380

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
1991	19	#758
1992	12	#1,041
1993	17	#846
1994	7	#1,455
1995	26	#683
1996	44	#464
1997	37	#522
1998	33	#572
1999	36	#525
2000	65	#351
2001	75	#325
2002	93	#257
2003	112	#237
2004	116	#237
2005	111	#256
2006	148	#204
2007	168	#192
2008	177	#192
2009	196	#177
2010	220	#165
2011	209	#176
2012	206	#172
2013	178	#204
2014	215	#176
2015	166	#224
2016	207	#181
2017	219	#176
2018	259	#145
2019	319	#112
2020	270	#127
2021	346	#99
2022	337	#94
2023	337	#83
2024	380	#72