Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain.
Meaning & Origin of Lucca
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain.
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Origin & history
The Story of Lucca
As a girl name
Lucca first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 53 Luccas were born — ranking #3,010 that year. As of 2026, Lucca ranks #4,697 for girls with 29 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 802 Luccas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lucca first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 651 Luccas were born — ranking #456 that year. As of 2026, Lucca ranks #536 for boys with 555 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 8K Luccas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Lucca
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- St. Anselm of Lucca (1036–1086), bishop of Lucca
- Andrea Stefani (composer) (1375-1460), monk and composer
- Giovanni Arnolfini (1400–1472), merchant and patron of the arts
- Laura Guidiccioni (1550–1597), noblewoman and poet
- Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787), painter
- Giovanni Antonio Bianchi (1686–1768), friar, theologian, and poet
- Simone Bianchi (born 1972), comics artist
- Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805), musician and composer
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Names that sound like Lucca
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About the name Lucca
Lucca is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Lucca's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #456. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucca's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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