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 2000 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 58 babies (rank #293 that year). In 2024 it was given to 23 boys (rank #472). 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.

769

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
2000	13	#675
2001	31	#374
2002	28	#428
2003	22	#496
2004	44	#321
2005	46	#313
2006	47	#313
2007	51	#305
2008	45	#338
2009	58	#293
2010	47	#328
2011	50	#317
2012	44	#345
2013	44	#337
2014	36	#383
2015	29	#429
2016	39	#358
2022	37	#342
2023	35	#352
2024	23	#472