How rare is the name Luka?

9,618 people in the United States have the first name Luka, about 1 in 31,403. It ranks #2,526 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

LUKA

#2,526

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,618
About
1 in 31,403
This common or more
80.1%
Who bears it

Of the 9,618 people named Luka, 64.1% reported their origin as White, 24% as Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% as two or more races. 95% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Luka peaked in 2025, when 3,898 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19752025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
3,898
In 2025*
3,898
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 29,522 babies have been given the name since 1975. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Luka by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #183. The largest share of babies named Luka, 88.1%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#17,51118
1980s#13,17662
1990s#7,470224
2000s#1,9602,148
2010s#9076,823
2020s#18320,247
Generation X 1965–800.1%
Millennials 1981–960.6%
Generation Z 1997–1211.2%
2013 and later88.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Luka is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Luka has been most common in Nevada (2.9×), Florida (2×), and Arizona (1.9×), and least common in Mississippi (0.2×).

27,817 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Luka

#2,524 Maranda · 9,628#2,524 Mathias · 9,628#2,527 Lolita · 9,616#2,528 Montana · 9,613

Spelled almost the same

3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Luka, most common first.

#202 Luke · 267,180#1,139 Luca · 35,413#41,400 Luk · 177

Also a last name

As a last name, Luka ranks #30,466 of 156,621, with 821 people. See Luka as a last name

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