Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Lucca

Meaning Spelling variant of Luca Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #425 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Spelling variant of Luca.

Rank 2025
#425
among boys · ↑101 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
783
named Lucca · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,256
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
783 babies
All-time total
8,658
#1,383 all-time among boys
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Lucca popularity over time

8,658 babies have been named Lucca since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 48 48 5 – #4,093
2000s 136 912 1,048 105 +2083% #1,128
2010s 442 3,108 3,550 355 +239% #586
2020s (to 2025) 191 3,821 4,012 669 +88% #425

Where Lucca is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 799 0.47 #398
2027 837 0.49 #377
2028 871 0.51 #368
2029 900 0.53 #363
2030 926 0.54 #355

Where Lucca is most popular

Boys named Lucca per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.367 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Florida, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lucca born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 155 1.13 +207%
Florida 510 1.08 +193%
New Jersey 141 0.700 +91%
Connecticut 47 0.694 +89%
California 489 0.535 +46%
Colorado 62 0.480 +31%
Texas 423 0.480 +31%
Utah 43 0.450 +23%
Nevada 25 0.439 +19%
Illinois 108 0.423 +15%
Arizona 65 0.397 +8%
North Carolina 87 0.341 -7%
South Carolina 35 0.339 -8%
Georgia 84 0.332 -10%
New York 143 0.330 -10%
Oklahoma 28 0.317 -14%
Washington 50 0.306 -17%
Maryland 36 0.302 -18%
Pennsylvania 77 0.290 -21%
Virginia 48 0.253 -31%
Idaho 10 0.244 -33%
Tennessee 44 0.244 -34%
Michigan 48 0.234 -36%
Oregon 17 0.224 -39%
New Mexico 7 0.212 -42%
Ohio 55 0.208 -43%
Kansas 13 0.190 -48%
Iowa 13 0.189 -49%
Wisconsin 22 0.186 -49%
Minnesota 21 0.171 -53%
Missouri 23 0.166 -55%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -58%
Kentucky 11 0.110 -70%
Louisiana 11 0.108 -71%
Arkansas 6 0.095 -74%
Alabama 10 0.091 -75%
Indiana 12 0.075 -80%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lucca

Lucca is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #425 in 2025 with 757 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 8,658 American babies have been named Lucca, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 783 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lucca stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lucca?

The median living Lucca is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 8,600 people named Lucca are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lucca year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 26 #5,050 757 #425
2024 40 #3,794 567 #526
2023 22 #5,666 610 #493
2022 25 #5,252 599 #502
2021 25 #5,180 637 #468
2020 53 #3,049 651 #456
2019 48 #3,313 475 #586
2018 48 #3,323 422 #630
2017 49 #3,281 386 #662
2016 46 #3,447 362 #687
2015 48 #3,374 321 #752
2014 40 #3,821 322 #740
2013 49 #3,299 256 #836
2012 40 #3,884 226 #918
2011 32 #4,522 180 #1,053
2010 42 #3,725 158 #1,166
2009 28 #5,173 164 #1,128
2008 22 #6,276 142 #1,232
2007 16 #7,946 94 #1,644
2006 13 #9,062 104 #1,474
2005 17 #7,028 108 #1,386
2004 17 #6,969 79 #1,645
2003 7 #13,272 69 #1,757
2002 7 #13,054 68 #1,719
2001 9 #10,635 50 #2,105
2000 – – 34 #2,717
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lucca

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lucca Staiger Lucca Staiger German basketball player (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lucca, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lucca?

The median living Lucca is about 6 years old. Half of all living Luccas are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Lucca are alive today?

An estimated 8,600 people named Lucca are alive in the United States, based on 8,658 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucca mean?

Spelling variant of Luca.

How popular is the name Lucca in 2025?

Lucca ranked #425 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 757 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucca?

8,658 babies have been named Lucca in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucca most popular?

Lucca peaked in 2025, when 783 newborns received the name.

Is Lucca a boy or girl name?

Lucca is used for both: about 9% of babies named Lucca have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Lucca rising or falling?

Lucca is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lucca become more popular?

Lucca is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 926 boys named Lucca in 2030, which would rank around #355. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lucca?

Well-known people named Lucca include Lucca Staiger (basketball player).

Names like Lucca

Names that sound and feel close to Lucca: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

Compare Lucca with similar names → More names starting with L →