Luka

LOO-ka

Russian; Serbian; Croatian; Slovene

"man from Lucania"

Luka Origin and Meaning

The name Luka is a boy's name meaning "man from Lucania".

Luka is one of the coolest names in recent years, following suit of its cousin Luca which is now a Top 50 name. Luka is on its way up the charts and may crack the Top 100 in the very near future. Luka has a lot going for it — it is following the tails of Lucas and Luke which have been enjoying significant popularity for years. It also boasts the very current "-ah" ending sound that feels fresher than ever for boy names, from Noah to Ezra to Judah. The "k" in the middle gives an extra edge as well. This spelling is the traditional form of Luke in various Eastern European countries.

Luka Rank in US Top 1000

# 95 in the US

Luka Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 912 on Nameberry

Luka Popularity

• 95 US 2023
• 912 Nameberry 2025
• 83 Canada 2023
• 63 Future 2035
• 244 England 2023
• 56 Australia 2023
• 43 New Zealand 2024
• 13 Germany 2017
• 92 Spain 2023
• 37 Finland 2023
• 64 Switzerland 2023
• 50 Austria 2023
• 1 Slovenia 2023
• 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023
• 1 Croatia 2023

20 Names Similar to Luka

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Luka.

• Lucca
• Luca
• Niko
• Lukas
• Luca
• Remi
• Anakin
• Sacha
• Rafael
• Klaus
• Solo
• Cal
• Lucifer
• Mikael
• Buddy
• Nico
• Milos
• Tomas
• Mika
• Jaime

Famous People Named Luka

• Luka Modric Croatian footballer
• Luka Milivojević Serbian footballer
• Luka Svetec Slovene politician
• Luka Jones American actor/comedian
• Luka Sabbat American male model
• Luka Bloom (born Barry Moore) Irish singer/songwriter
• Luka Bodhi Colicchio son of TV chef Tom Colicchio
• Luka Lepkowski (b. 2005) son of actors Gerald Lepkowski and Frances O'Connor
• Luka (born Luciana Karina Santos de Lima) Brazilian female singer
• Luka Šulić a member of 2Cellos

Luka in Pop Culture

• "Luka " song by Suzanne Vega about child abuse
• Dr. Luka Kovac character on TV's ER
• Luka Macken character in anime "Kuroshitsuji / Black Butler
• Prince Luka character in the "Dragon Slippers" book series
• Luka Martin character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Luka Redgrave character in the video game series "Bayonetta"
• Luka character in manga/anime Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru
• Luka Megurine female vocaloid
• Luka Novak character in Tosca Lee's "The Progeny" series
• Luka Couffaine character from the French animated series "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir"