Eddie vs Luca
Eddie and Lucacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Eddie was ranked #352 and Luca #6 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Eddie was ranked #222 and Luca #7 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Eddie was ranked #216 and Luca #7 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Eddie was ranked #286 and Luca #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Eddie was ranked #457 and Luca #60 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eddie was ranked #3695 and Luca #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Eddie and Luca over time
Eddie and Luca appear together in 4 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Eddie in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Eddie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Luca in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Eddie #187 in 2022, Luca #7 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eddie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luca in 29.
Highest recorded here: Eddie #187 in 2022, Luca #7 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eddie #222, Luca #7.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 2001–2025
Eddie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luca in 25.
Highest recorded here: Eddie #240 in 2024, Luca #11 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eddie #286, Luca #11.
Northern Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2002–2024
Eddie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luca in 16.
Highest recorded here: Eddie #166 in 2021, Luca #7 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eddie #216, Luca #7.
Norway · Boys8 shared years, 1973–2025
Eddie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Luca in 4.
Highest recorded here: Eddie #444 in 2022, Luca #60 in 2025.
The order changed in 2022: Luca moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #587 and #610; by 2022 that had become #444 and #92.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eddie #457, Luca #60.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eddie | Luca |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Italian, via Greek Loukas |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈluːkə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Eddie does not have one recorded yet.
- Eddie and Luca both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Luca; Eddie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Eddie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #342 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #457 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Luca
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2004–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys