Jake vs Luca
Jake 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, Jake was ranked #165 and Luca #6 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #185 and Luca #7 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #84 and Luca #7 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jake was ranked #95 and Luca #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2020, Jake was ranked #87 and Luca #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2017, Jake was ranked #96 and Luca #44 among boys in New Zealand.
Jake and Luca over time
Jake and Luca appear together in 5 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Luca in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 5 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 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 took the other's place near the top
In Republic of Ireland · Boys, Luca moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2022 as Jake fell out of it to #56, having been #44 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Luca moved ahead of Jake in England and Wales · Boys — #45 and #52 the year before became #56 and #55.
- Longest-running competitions
Jake and Luca were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1994 to 2025, ending at #95 and #11.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1994–2025
Jake held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Luca in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jake #25 in 2015, Luca #11 in 2025.
The order changed in 2022: Luca moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #44 and #54; by 2022 that had become #56 and #30.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jake #95, Luca #11.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jake held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Luca in 8.
Highest recorded here: Jake #15 in 2006, Luca #7 in 2023.
The order changed in 2017: Luca moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #45 and #52; by 2017 that had become #56 and #55.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jake #185, Luca #7.
Northern Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 2000–2024
Jake held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Luca in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jake #10 in 2015, Luca #7 in 2024.
The order changed in 2022: Luca moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #40 and #63; by 2022 that had become #44 and #16.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jake #84, Luca #7.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys15 shared years, 2005–2020
Jake held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Luca in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jake #24 in 2006, Luca #27 in 2020.
The order changed in 2015: Luca moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #55 and #60; by 2015 that had become #60 and #56.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Jake #87, Luca #27.
New Zealand · Boys14 shared years, 2004–2017
Jake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Luca in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jake #44 in 2005, Luca #35 in 2015.
The order changed in 2014: Luca moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #52 and #54; by 2014 that had become #80 and #39.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Jake #96, Luca #44.
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 | Jake | Luca |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A medieval variant of Jack, also sometimes used as a short form of Jacob. | 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 | English, medieval variant | Italian, via Greek Loukas |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪk/ | /ˈluːkə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jake is recorded with a English, medieval variant origin, while Luca is recorded with a Italian, via Greek Loukas origin.
- Jake and Luca both have 2 syllables.
- Jake's recorded meaning differs from Luca's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Jake
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2020
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1986–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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