Luca
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s. Borrowed from Italian Luca, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), hypocoristic of Λούκιος (Loúkios) (from Latin Lūcius m) or Λουκανός (Loukanós) or both with -ᾶς (-âs). As a female given name, used in Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian as an equivalent of Lucy (ultimately of same origin, from Latin Lūcia f), but English usage is influenced by the male given name, similar Lucas, Luke, and the feminine ending -a.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Luca (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Luca has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | 3 |
| 2005 | – | 9 |
| 2006 | – | 9 |
| 2007 | – | 14 |
| 2008 | – | 19 |
| 2009 | – | 19 |
| 2010 | – | 11 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | – | 14 |
| 2013 | – | 14 |
| 2014 | – | 16 |
| 2015 | – | 12 |
| 2016 | – | 16 |
| 2017 | 2 | 22 |
| 2018 | – | 22 |
| 2019 | – | 31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 29 |
| 2021 | – | 27 |
| 2022 | 3 | 55 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32 | 43 |
| 2000 | 32 | 56 |
| 2001 | 32 | 67 |
| 2002 | 35 | 79 |
| 2003 | 34 | 88 |
| 2004 | 33 | 87 |
| 2005 | 31 | 102 |
| 2006 | 31 | 111 |
| 2007 | 33 | 135 |
| 2008 | 35 | 170 |
| 2009 | 37 | 208 |
| 2010 | 36 | 224 |
| 2011 | 40 | 242 |
| 2012 | 38 | 274 |
| 2013 | 42 | 296 |
| 2014 | 47 | 329 |
| 2015 | 49 | 356 |
| 2016 | 49 | 384 |
| 2017 | 50 | 433 |
| 2018 | 52 | 474 |
| 2019 | 52 | 525 |
| 2020 | 59 | 553 |
Luca in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Luca.Hi! My name is Luca.
- Luca har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Luca has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Lucas mamma är lärare.Luca's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lucas mamma is Luca's mum.
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Questions about Luca
How do you pronounce Luca in Swedish?
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What does the name Luca mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s. Borrowed from Italian Luca, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), hypocoristic of Λούκιος (Loúkios) (from Latin Lūcius m) or Λουκανός (Loukanós) or both with -ᾶς (-âs). As a female given name, used in Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian as an equivalent of Lucy (ultimately of same origin, from Latin Lūcia f), but English usage is influenced by the male given name, similar Lucas, Luke, and the feminine ending -a.
How popular is Luca in Sweden?
58 babies were named Luca in 2022. In 2020, 612 people in Sweden had Luca as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.