Luca vs Shaan

Luca and Shaancompared 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 2024, Luca was ranked #7 and Shaan #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Luca was ranked #3318 and Shaan #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Luca and Shaan over time

Luca and Shaan appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Shaan 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 Shaan changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #4843.
Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Luca rose about as far as Shaan fell — from #300 and #704 in 1996 to #7 and #1199 in 2024.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Luca held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Shaan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Luca #7 in 2023, Shaan #577 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Luca #7, Shaan #1199.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Luca held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Shaan in 19.
Highest recorded here: Luca #1628 in 2003, Shaan #1389 in 2000.
The order changed in 2022: Luca moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3192 and #2499; by 2022 that had become #2673 and #4645.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Luca #3318, Shaan #4843.

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 Luca, Shaan
Field	Luca	Shaan
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	Used for both boys and girls
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	1
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 · Boys #1199 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
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); Shaan does not have one recorded yet.
Luca has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shaan.
A meaning is recorded for Luca; Shaan 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

Shaan

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #577 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls