Names like Luca
In 2025, 8,759 boys born in the US were named Luca, #14 among boys' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 2000 and reached the top 100 in 2019.
More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.
Births rose 235% from 2,617 in 2015.
For 7 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1995 or later (Luca's began in 2000).
Luca's rank every ten years
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- 1990—
- 2000#625
- 2010#272
- 2020#67
- 2025#14
— outside the top 1,000
12 boy names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Luca's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.