Luca

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 14% girls / 86% boys

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Luca is a masculine given name used mainly in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, and Latin America. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas. It may also come from the Latin word "lucus" meaning "sacred wood". Luca has risen in popularity as a name for boys in other countries.

From Wikipedia

Luca first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 35 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 461 babies (rank #24 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Luca

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

6,947
Total babies (all years)
35
Years in the data
461
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

Famous people named Luca

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19731#1,089
19741#1,098
19821#1,310
19831#1,311
19841#1,323
19851#1,345
19861#1,350
19874#956
19884#982
198910#695
199021#534
199112#661
199219#562
199323#510
199427#475
199535#402
199650#327
199768#261
199876#245
1999164#132
2000176#117
2001255#75
2002317#58
2003366#44
2004365#45
2005358#42
2006461#24
2007402#28
2008406#32
2009405#29
2010419#25
2011368#33
2012442#25
2013353#33
2014384#29