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Luka

Say it LOO-kuh 2 syllables

Slavic

Loved in Slovenia and Croatia. Common in the Netherlands, Ontario, Austria, and 15 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 8 more places.

1 in 189 boys born in Austria in 2025. Number 42 there.

Luka in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 2, common in 18, rare in 13.
Luka in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales261 (up)20251771 in 1,5363052020
Scotland170 (up)2025251 in 7863242020
Northern Ireland169 (up)2025131 in 6373922020
Ireland165 (up)2025301 in 7912262020
North America
Ontario (province)64 (up)2024183about 1 in 3271012019
Quebec (province)136 (down)202548about 1 in 6051182020
British Columbia (province)67 (up)202343about 1 in 3031212018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)77 (up)2025109792020
Victoria (state)64 (new in the list)2025111Not listed2020
Queensland (state)67 (up)202582932020
South Australia (state)50 (up)202532812020
New Zealand43 (up)202576572020
Western Europe
France314 (down)20251801 in 1,6821892020
Netherlands100 (up)2025160about 1 in 4161762020
Central Europe
Austria42 (up)20252011 in 189492020
Switzerland69 (up)2025921 in 391812020
Berlin (city)60 (up)202348about 1 in 3231532018
Munich (city)38 (up)202534about 1 in 129472020
Cologne (city)92 (up)202313about 1 in 4911082018
Bonn (city)118 (up)20255about 1 in 6341262020
Leipzig (city)82 (up)20257about 1 in 4111092020
Rostock (city)69 (new in the list)20253about 1 in 349Not listed2020
Nordic countries
Norway112 (up)2025561 in 4161922020
Sweden134 (up)202571about 1 in 6072902020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
Finland362025109No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
Spain88 (down)2024345872019
Catalonia (region)132 (down)2025331 in 6271142020
Italy467 (new in the list)2024231 in 8,233Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland143 (up)2025731 in 1,7322522020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Slovenia2 (down)2025194about 1 in 3712020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city) (published as Лука)60 (new in the list)2025219Not listed2020
Croatia12025622No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Luka is the Slavic form of Luke, used in Serbo-Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian and Macedonian, and a close cousin of Lucas. Like them, it leads back to the Greek Loukas, the name of the Gospel writer, and it has lately been taken up by English speakers as well. It carries no separate meaning of its own.

2 more paragraphs

LOO-kuh is two syllables with a soft, open ending. Luca sounds almost the same, and Luke, Lucas, Lukas and Luc belong to the same family.

Luka is the leading boys' name in Croatia and a near-top choice in Slovenia. It also has a following in Finland, New Zealand, South Australia and Ontario, and it is rising in many more countries than it is falling. In France it was at its most popular around 2010.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
LOO-kuh · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
No sourced meaning. We print a meaning only when a dictionary gives one.
Origin
Slavic
Related names
Luke, Luca, Lukasz, Lukas, Lucas, Luc, Lucius
Where Luka comes from (Wiktionary)

From the common Slavic male given name Luka (Serbo-Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian), a cognate of Luke and Lucas; modern usage in English.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Luka. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Luka over time

Rising in 17 of the 27 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Peak in France: 2010.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Luka in England and Wales: #938 in 1996, a peak of #233 in 2024, and #261 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #938, 15 boys1997: #1,010, 14 boys1998: #761, 21 boys1999: #655, 26 boys2000: #596, 31 boys2001: #433, 49 boys2002: #493, 44 boys2003: #401, 65 boys2004: #325, 92 boys2005: #301, 106 boys2006: #301, 117 boys2007: #330, 111 boys2008: #331, 118 boys2009: #362, 107 boys2010: #375, 108 boys2011: #333, 130 boys2012: #339, 130 boys2013: #369, 110 boys2014: #334, 135 boys2015: #348, 132 boys2016: #357, 131 boys2017: #359, 130 boys2018: #355, 129 boys2019: #301, 162 boys2020: #305, 150 boys2021: #330, 138 boys2022: #237, 204 boys2023: #244, 195 boys2024: #233, 209 boys2025: #261, 177 boys#938 in 1996peak #233, 2024#261in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199693815
19971,01014
199876121
199965526
200059631
200143349
200249344
200340165
200432592
2005301106
2006301117
2007330111
2008331118
2009362107
2010375108
2011333130
2012339130
2013369110
2014334135
2015348132
2016357131
2017359130
2018355129
2019301162
2020305150
2021330138
2022237204
2023244195
2024233209
2025261177

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Luka in France since 1925 were born in or after 2011. Peak: 2010, about 165 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0.5 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0.8 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 5 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 21.7 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 71.4 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 149.4 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 147.1 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 121 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 83.9 per 100,000 boys20202025: 59.5 per 100,000 boys20252005-2009: about 1 in 670 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790.5
1980–19840.5
1985–19890.8
1990–19945
1995–199921.7
2000–200471.4
2005–2009149.4
2010–2014147.1
2015–2019121
2020–202483.9
202559.5

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Luka

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Luka, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 64, Austria

  2. 1 in 79, Italy

  3. 1 in 29, Italy

  4. 1 in 63, Catalonia

  5. 1 in 169, Ireland

  6. 1 in 913, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 66, Poland

  8. 1 in 192, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 190, Catalonia

  10. 1 in 63, Austria

All 40 brother names for Luka

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Luka's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Luka Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials L.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Luka

Sisters for Luka: Mila, Elena, Lara, and 5 more
  1. MilaRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka
  2. ElenaRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka
  3. LaraRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka · Same initial as Luka
  4. ZoeRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka
  5. ZaraRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka
  6. ElizaRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka
  7. KlaraRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka
  8. LanaRose and fell with Luka · Same generation as Luka · Same initial as Luka

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Luka

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Luka's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Common across three Canadian provinces, Sweden, Austria, and 9 more places.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 8 more places.

  3. Common across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Netherlands, and 11 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 14 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  6. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  7. Common in Italy, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 11 more places.

  8. Common in France, England and Wales, Ontario, and 12 more places.

Famous people named Luka

Luka Modrić, Luka Dončić, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Luka

How popular is Luka in New Zealand?

Luka ranked #43 in New Zealand in 2025, given to 76 boys.

Is Luka rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 17 of the 27 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Rising in: Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Australia, Ireland, British Columbia, and 12 other regions.

How many syllables does Luka have?

Luka has 2 syllables: LOO-kuh.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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