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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lucca with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Lucca in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,520 people with the first name Lucca, which placed it at #4,217 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,217
National first-name rank
People counted
4.5K
4,520 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
59.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lucca
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lucca is White at 59.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.2%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lucca described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lucca at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White59.9% · 2,709
- Hispanic or Latino31.2% · 1,411
- Two or more races5.4% · 246
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 77
- Black or African American1.4% · 65
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 12
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)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lucca leans strongly male. 3,927 people counted with this name were male (87.0%), compared with 589 female bearers (13.0%).
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.
How common was Lucca in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,520 people with the name Lucca, or 1.50 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,217 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lucca in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lucca?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lucca leans strongly male. 3,927 people counted with this name were male (87.0%), compared with 589 female bearers (13.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lucca?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lucca is White at 59.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.2%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lucca most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lucca in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.9% (2,709 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lucca in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Lucca still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lucca in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lucca can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Lucca?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.