| Enzo | Luca | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Debated; home-ruler or '-enzo' short form | From Lucania; light |
| Origin | italian | Italian |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | EN-tsoh | LOO-kah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1915 | 1915 |
| Peak year | 2024 (4,560) | 2025 (8,759) |
| In 2025 | 4,556 | 8,759 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Enzo | Luca |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20,965 | 44,138 |
| 2010s | 10,554 | 24,939 |
| 2000s | 2,572 | 7,233 |
| 1990s | 358 | 720 |
| 1980s | 115 | 252 |
| 1970s | 143 | 121 |
| 1960s | 82 | 48 |
| 1950s | 15 | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 35 | 0 |
| 1920s | 102 | 41 |
| 1910s | 11 | 24 |
Origin debated. Commonly explained as an Italian form of Germanic Heinz/Heinrich (Henry), from 'heim' ('home') and 'ric' ('ruler'), i.e. 'home ruler'. It is also widely used as a short form of Italian names ending in '-enzo' such as Lorenzo and Vincenzo. A derivation from Germanic Anzo has also been proposed.
Luca is the Italian form of Luke, from the Greek Loukas, “from Lucania.” It is a top boys’ name in Italy and increasingly beyond.
Luca is more popular than Enzo today: about 8,759 US babies were given the name Luca in 2025, compared with 4,556 named Enzo.
Enzo means Debated; home-ruler or '-enzo' short form (italian origin), while Luca means From Lucania; light (Italian origin).
In US records, Enzo first appears in 1915 and Luca in 1915, so Enzo has the longer recorded history.