Luca
Girl name · #2673 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 65 baby girls were named Luca, placing it at #2673 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2590, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,692 girls born in 2025 was named Luca.
Babies named Luca per year. Source: SSA.
The 38-year story
Luca first appears in the Social Security records in 1987, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2021, when 116 girls were named Luca — good for #1760 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Luca in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Luca is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Luca will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Luca is most common
State-level data for Luca is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Luca
Statistically, parents drawn to Luca tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lucca, Lya, Liba, Leya, and Ayda.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Luca | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2645 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2722 |
| 2023 | 87 | #2176 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2277 |
| 2021 | 116 | #1760 |
| 2020 | 91 | #2034 |
| 2019 | 94 | #2035 |
| 2018 | 93 | #2071 |
| 2017 | 94 | #2074 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2321 |
| 2015 | 69 | #2590 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2582 |
| 2013 | 76 | #2385 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2734 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2838 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2938 |
| 2009 | 72 | #2568 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2995 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3428 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3509 |
| 2004 | 48 | #3180 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3869 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3978 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5822 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Luca a popular girl name?
Luca ranked #2673 among girls in 2025 with 65 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2590.
When was the name Luca most popular?
Luca peaked in 2021, when 116 American girls received the name (ranked #1760 that year). Since 2021 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Luca?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,692 newborn American girls was named Luca. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.