Luka
- #5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births
- #85 for boys in 2025, 3,873 births
- Given to boys 98.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 3,873 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 28,959since 1975
Luka over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | #85 | 3,873 |
| 2024 | #6,394 | 18 | #94 | 3,708 |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #95 | 3,657 |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | #117 | 3,303 |
| 2021 | #4,326 | 32 | #115 | 3,209 |
| 2020 | #4,453 | 30 | #161 | 2,344 |
| 2019 | #5,986 | 20 | #221 | 1,704 |
| 2018 | #4,768 | 28 | #320 | 1,049 |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | #439 | 707 |
| 2016 | #4,850 | 28 | #471 | 649 |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | #524 | 550 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #559 | 494 |
| 2013 | #5,317 | 25 | #586 | 433 |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 | #638 | 375 |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | #747 | 303 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #727 | 316 |
| 2009 | #6,091 | 22 | #780 | 291 |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | #775 | 286 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #749 | 298 |
| 2006 | — | #809 | 252 | |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | #866 | 212 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #849 | 209 |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | #1,060 | 146 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #1,177 | 119 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #1,171 | 117 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #1,429 | 86 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #2,347 | 38 |
| 1998 | — | #2,507 | 34 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,903 | 26 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | — | #3,432 | 19 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,911 | 16 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,141 | 21 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,114 | 14 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,231 | 13 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #4,968 | 8 |
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| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | #5,484 | 6 | |
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| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
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| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
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| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,797 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1975
The first year at least five boys were named Luka! It came in at #4,797, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1977, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Luka is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#46 · 1 in 162
- California#54 · 1 in 274
- South Dakota#57 · 1 in 214
- Illinois#57 · 1 in 286
- Texas#59 · 1 in 297
Best ever in a state: #17 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #46 | 14 | 1 in 162 |
| California | #54 | 640 | 1 in 274 |
| Illinois | #57 | 173 | 1 in 286 |
| South Dakota | #57 | 18 | 1 in 214 |
| Texas | #59 | 589 | 1 in 297 |
| New Mexico | #62 | 27 | 1 in 241 |
| Hawaii | #63 | 13 | 1 in 224 |
| Nevada | #64 | 44 | 1 in 257 |
| Kansas | #67 | 49 | 1 in 287 |
| Florida | #71 | 279 | 1 in 342 |
| Idaho | #71 | 30 | 1 in 288 |
| West Virginia | #71 | 25 | 1 in 246 |
| Colorado | #75 | 85 | 1 in 316 |
| Rhode Island | #77 | 13 | 1 in 240 |
| Utah | #80 | 59 | 1 in 333 |
| Washington | #81 | 91 | 1 in 360 |
| Kentucky | #85 | 57 | 1 in 360 |
| North Dakota | #86 | 13 | 1 in 258 |
| Arkansas | #87 | 36 | 1 in 350 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 9 | 1 in 281 |
| Iowa | #97 | 38 | 1 in 364 |
| Virginia | #99 | 88 | 1 in 423 |
| Oklahoma | #101 | 44 | 1 in 402 |
| Arizona | #102 | 81 | 1 in 404 |
| Indiana | #102 | 75 | 1 in 422 |
| New York | #104 | 169 | 1 in 500 |
| Michigan | #112 | 87 | 1 in 462 |
| North Carolina | #112 | 110 | 1 in 468 |
| Ohio | #116 | 115 | 1 in 457 |
| Georgia | #118 | 96 | 1 in 523 |
| Missouri | #121 | 59 | 1 in 471 |
| Pennsylvania | #121 | 105 | 1 in 498 |
| Massachusetts | #123 | 57 | 1 in 474 |
| Wisconsin | #123 | 50 | 1 in 469 |
| Maryland | #124 | 47 | 1 in 487 |
| Minnesota | #127 | 51 | 1 in 480 |
| South Carolina | #131 | 42 | 1 in 505 |
| Connecticut | #132 | 28 | 1 in 472 |
| New Jersey | #133 | 73 | 1 in 545 |
| Maine | #139 | 9 | 1 in 427 |
| Delaware | #142 | 7 | 1 in 421 |
| Oregon | #143 | 28 | 1 in 538 |
| Alabama | #167 | 34 | 1 in 633 |
| Tennessee | #168 | 58 | 1 in 634 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 627 |
| Nebraska | #210 | 12 | 1 in 735 |
| Louisiana | #221 | 23 | 1 in 832 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 985 |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Luka
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 76 spots since 2020 (#161 → #85)
- Biggest jump: 211 spots in 2004
- Biggest drop: 26 spots in 2008
Rise & fade · boys
50 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1975
- Peaked 2025 at #85 (3,873 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 2023–2025
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 441
- Highest: 1 in 441 boys born in 2025 were named Luka (0.23%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 69.4% of all boys named Luka (20,094) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 | #4,797 (1975) | #4,930 |
| 1980s | 43 | #4,968 (1987) | #5,342 |
| 1990s | 208 | #2,347 (1999) | #3,541 |
| 2000s | 2,016 | #749 (2007) | #967 |
| 2010s | 6,580 | #221 (2019) | #523 |
| 2020s | 20,094 | #85 (2025) | #111 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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