Luca vs Makeda
Luca and Makedacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Luca was ranked #3318 and Makeda #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Luca and Makeda over time
Luca and Makeda appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Makeda 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.
Makeda 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Luca and Makeda changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #5891.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Luca held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Makeda in 7.
Highest recorded here: Luca #1628 in 2003, Makeda #1319 in 1998.
The order changed in 2022: Luca moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3447 and #3117; by 2022 that had become #2673 and #5669.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Luca #3318, Makeda #5891.
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
| Field | Luca | Makeda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | The Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Italian, via Greek Loukas | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːkə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Makeda does not have one recorded yet.
- Luca has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Makeda.
- A meaning is recorded for Luca; Makeda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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
Makeda
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1319 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls