Lucca
An Italian place name referring to the city of Lucca in Tuscany.
Name Census estimates that about 7,810 living Americans carry the first name Lucca. It is a predominantly male name (90.6% of registrations). The average person named Lucca today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lucca births was 2020 (704 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lucca. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Lucca is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 9 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
7.8K
~ 1 in 43,887 Americans
Peak year
2020
704 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#524
Tracked since 1993
Gender
Gender distribution for Lucca
Lucca leans heavily male at 90.6% of total registrations, but 743 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Lucca as a male name
- Ranked #524 in 2024
- 566 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (651 births)
Lucca as a female name
- Ranked #3,781 in 2024
- 40 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (53 births)
Popularity
Lucca: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lucca from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 3,549 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lucca by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lucca during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luccas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 39 states and territories. California, Florida, Texas recorded the most babies named Lucca, while West Virginia, Rhode Island, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 158 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lucca
The name Lucca has its origins in the Italian city of the same name, located in the region of Tuscany. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 9th century, derived from the Latin word "luca," meaning "grove" or "sacred wood." The name was likely given to children born or residing in the area around the city of Lucca.
In the Middle Ages, the name gained popularity throughout Europe, particularly in Italy, where it was associated with the cult of St. Lucca, a 3rd-century Christian martyr. The name appears in various historical records and religious texts from that period, solidifying its significance in the Christian tradition.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Lucca was Lucca da Panzano (c. 1260-1330), an Italian painter and mosaicist who worked on the famous Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Another notable figure was Lucca della Robbia (1399-1482), a renowned Italian sculptor known for his glazed terracotta works.
During the Renaissance, the name continued to gain prominence, with individuals like Lucca Cambiaso (1527-1585), an Italian painter and pioneer of the Genoese school of painting, and Lucca Giordano (1634-1705), a prolific Italian Baroque painter and printmaker.
In the 19th century, the name was borne by Lucca Manara (1825-1857), an Italian soldier and patriot who fought for the unification of Italy, and Lucca Beltrami (1854-1933), an Italian engineer and architect renowned for his work in the United States, including the design of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.
Other notable individuals with the name Lucca include Lucca Pacioli (c. 1447-1517), an Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar, often referred to as the "Father of Accounting"; Lucca Signorelli (c. 1445-1523), an Italian Renaissance painter known for his works in the Sistine Chapel; and Lucca Ghisilieri (1518-1585), who became Pope Gregory XIII and is remembered for introducing the Gregorian calendar.
People
Lucca + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucca as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lucca: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucca?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,810 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lucca going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 43,887 US residents.
Is Lucca a common name?
We classify Lucca as "Rare". It ranks above 97.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,871 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lucca most popular?
The single biggest year for Lucca was 2020, when 704 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lucca is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lucca a male name?
Yes, 90.6% of people registered as Lucca in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.