Eivind vs Luca

Eivind 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.

Norway · Boys
In 2025, Eivind was ranked #144 and Luca #60 among boys in Norway.

Eivind and Luca over time

Eivind and Luca appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Eivind held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Luca 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.

Eivind reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 2021, Luca moved ahead of Eivind in Norway · Boys — #131 and #183 the year before became #141 and #110.
Mirrored each other
Over 39 shared years in Norway · Boys, Luca rose about as far as Eivind fell — from #61 and #603 in 1973 to #144 and #60 in 2025.
Longest-running competitions
Eivind and Luca were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #144 and #60.

List by list

Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1973–2025
Eivind held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Luca in 6.
Highest recorded here: Eivind #35 in 1984, Luca #60 in 2025.
The order changed in 2021: Luca moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #131 and #183; by 2021 that had become #141 and #110.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eivind #144, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Luca

Pairs where Luca shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Oliver vs Luca
Oliver and Luca both rose over the same years in 6 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Oliver · Luca · 43 shared years, 1973–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Luca vs Archie
Luca and Archie both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Luca · Archie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Luca
Arthur and Luca both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Luca · 41 shared years, 1974–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Luca vs Hugo
Luca and Hugo both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Luca · Hugo · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Eivind, Luca
Field	Eivind	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	NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #144 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Eivind does not have one recorded yet.
Eivind and Luca both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Luca; Eivind doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Eivind

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #35 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 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