Luca vs Robel
Luca and Robelcompared 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 · Boys
In 2022, Luca was ranked #12 and Robel #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2010, Luca was ranked #217 and Robel #521 among boys in Norway.
Luca and Robel over time
Luca and Robel appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Robel 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.
Robel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Robel changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1987 and 2010, ending at #217 and #521.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1997–2022
Luca held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Robel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Luca #12 in 2022, Robel #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Luca #12, Robel #4001.
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1987–2010
Luca held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Robel in 6.
Highest recorded here: Luca #217 in 2010, Robel #440 in 1990.
The order changed in 2004: Luca moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #542 and #510; by 2004 that had become #320 and #579.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Luca #217, Robel #521.
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 | Luca | Robel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Robel does not have one recorded yet.
- Luca and Robel both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Luca; Robel doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Robel
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2010
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1982–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys