Luka
Luka is a Slavic masculine given name. In Japanese: ルカ, るか is transliterated Luka or Ruka, and can be masculine or feminine.
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Luka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Luka is a Slavic masculine given name. In Japanese: ルカ, るか is transliterated Luka or Ruka, and can be masculine or feminine.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
- Russian
- Georgian
- Old Church Slavic
The Story of Luka
The earliest SSA record of Luka as a baby boy name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 4,070 newborns named Luka — #83 in the national rankings. About 73% of every Luka on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Luka ranks #83 for baby boys with 4,070 births, rising sharply (+107% over the past five years). All told, over 33K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Luka
Luka is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Luka's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #83. Use the chart and map above to compare Luka'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.