Lucca

A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from lucus, a sacred grove; a form of Lucas.

Babies a year
431
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#425
up from #524
UK popularity
#822
39 babies

How Lucca has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#363#590#816201520202025#425

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#754
2016#687
2017#662
2018#630
2019#585
2020#456
2021#468
2022#503
2023#498
2024#524
2025#425

Lucca by the numbers

In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Lucca. In the US, 431 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Lucas

Like Lucca, each of these traces back to Lucas: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Loukasfrom Lucania; a form of Lucas6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lukaszfrom Lucania; polish form of Lucas11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lukusfrom Lucania; a form of Lucas or Luke16 in the US (2017)
  • Loukaman from lucania; a form of Lucas4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lucas-Andreiman from lucania; a form of Lucas combined with Andrei4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lucas-Gabrielman from lucania; a form of Lucas combined with Gabriel4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lucas-Jamesman from lucania; a form of Lucas combined with James4 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lucca. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Luccasa form of Lucas; man from Lucania9 in the US (2017)
  • Lucasbringer of light; from Lucania12,963 in the US (2017)
  • Lucianlight-giving, of light85 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Luciolight-bearing; a form of Lucius82 in the US (2017)
  • Luckyfortunate; favored by chance12 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a forest or wood

Like Lucca, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
  • Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
  • Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
  • Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
  • Keithforest; from gaelic cèith582 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean holiness

Like Lucca, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
  • SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
  • Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
  • Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
  • ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
  • Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)

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