Gender: Boy
Meaning: Light, bringer of light
Origin: Slavic/Italian/Latin
Popularity: Ranked #94 in 2024 with 3,697 babies born.
History: Luka is the Slavic and South European form of Luke or Luca, from the Latin meaning light. It is widely used in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and other Slavic countries, as well as in Italy. As a given name in the United States it has grown in popularity, associated with NBA star Luka Dončić of Slovenia.
Name length: 4 letters
How common is Luka? About 1 in 896 babies born in 2024 were named Luka, or roughly 10.2 per day in the United States.
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