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