Luka
- Meaning:
- Light; man from Lucania
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Luka
From Latin, meaning 'light' or 'man from Lucania'. St. Luke the Evangelist is its patron; the name has surged to become one of Croatia's most popular in recent decades.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- October 18 (sv. Luka)
- Nicknames:
- Lukica
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 622 births · #1 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
35,994 people in Croatia are called Luka, according to the 2021 census. That is #7 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Luka is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Luka
- Luka Botić — 19th-century Croatian poet
- Luka Sorkočević — 18th-century Dubrovnik composer and diplomat
- Luka Modrić — Footballer, 2018 Ballon d'Or winner and Croatia captain
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.