Top 100 US name Boys' name Peak 2024 25,067 births

Luka — #94 US boys' name

25,067 babies named Luka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s431990s2072000s20162010s65792020s16204
#94
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Luka was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

3,697 babies were named Luka in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luka

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,067 babies named Luka between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luka currently holds the #94 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 3,697 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luka performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16,204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Luka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,693 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Luka in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luka 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 25,067 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.

Luka at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

25,067

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

3,697 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#94

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luka popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
3,697
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420182012200620001994198819761975 6

Luka popularity over time — girls

537 total births recorded since 1987 (Luka as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 537 births
010203040 20242020201620122008200319991987 11

Luka by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
16,204 births that decade — 65% of Luka's all-time total
1970s181980s431990s2072000s20162010s65792020s16204

Luka by state

Where Luka concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,693 14.7%
#2 Texas
3,222 12.9%
#3 Florida
1,674 6.7%
#4 New York
1,486 5.9%
#5 Illinois
1,185 4.7%
#6 Ohio
921 3.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
732 2.9%
#8 Michigan
620 2.5%
California share of Luka's total US births 14.7%
Even split

3,693 of 25,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Luka appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luka?
25,067 babies have been named Luka since 1975. It currently ranks #94 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 3,697 births.
When was Luka most popular?
Luka was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16,204 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Luka most popular?
The top states for the name Luka are California (3,693 births), Texas (3,222 births), Florida (1,674 births).
How long has the name Luka been used?
Luka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luke, Lukas, Lukus, Lukah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2024 (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.