Top 30 US name Boys' name Peak 2024 68,707 births

Luca — #23 US boys' name

68,707 babies named Luca in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s411940s51960s481970s1211980s2531990s7192000s72302010s249362020s35330
#23
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.8% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Luca was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

7,959 babies were named Luca in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luca

The Social Security Administration has registered 68,707 babies named Luca between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luca currently holds the #23 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 7,959 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luca performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35,330 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Luca shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10,382 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Luca in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68,707 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Luca at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

68,707

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2024

7,959 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#23

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luca popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
7,959
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 202420152006199719881979196919251915 6

Luca popularity over time — girls

1,624 total births recorded since 1987 (Luca as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,624 births
050100150 20242020201620122008200420001987 8

Luca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
35,330 births that decade — 51% of Luca's all-time total
1910s241920s411940s51960s481970s1211980s2531990s7192000s72302010s249362020s35330

Luca by state

Where Luca concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10,382 15.1%
#2 New York
6,912 10.1%
#3 Florida
5,136 7.5%
#4 Texas
5,084 7.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
3,680 5.4%
#6 New Jersey
3,341 4.9%
#7 Illinois
2,835 4.1%
#8 Ohio
2,219 3.2%
California share of Luca's total US births 15.1%
Even split

10,382 of 68,707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Luca appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luca?
68,707 babies have been named Luca since 1915. It currently ranks #23 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 7,959 births.
When was Luca most popular?
Luca was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35,330 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Luca most popular?
The top states for the name Luca are California (10,382 births), New York (6,912 births), Florida (5,136 births).
How long has the name Luca been used?
Luca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucas, Luciano, Lucian, Lucius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.