Luka

“Variant of Lucas — To shine; radiating light” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #85 in the US (2025) · Trending

Luka has appeared in US records since 1975 — best rank #85 (2025) · 28,959 babies named Luka all-time · 1 in 440 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Croatia (2025) · #2 in Slovenia (2025) · #3 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #3 in Serbia (2025) · #26 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lukas

Luka Modrić — Croatian footballer (born 1985)
Luka Dončić — Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
Luka Jović — Serbian association football player
Luka Milivojević — Serbian association football player
Luka Sučić — Croatian association football player

In stories & tradition

Luka Kovač — ER
Luka — The Lower Depths
Luka Aleksandrovich — Kashtanka

What Lukas become

Among 837 notable people named Luka:

Athletes appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer (born 1985).

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