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Luca vs Tabassum

Luca and Tabassumcompared 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 Tabassum #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Luca and Tabassum over time

Luca and Tabassum appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tabassum 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.

Tabassum 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 Tabassum changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #4192.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Luca #1628 in 2003, Tabassum #1107 in 2001.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 19962024

    Luca held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Tabassum in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Luca #1628 in 2003, Tabassum #1107 in 2001.

    The order changed in 2013: Luca moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #3285 and #2717; by 2013 that had become #2649 and #5742.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Luca #3318, Tabassum #4192.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Luca, Tabassum
FieldLucaTabassum
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningThe 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
OriginItalian, via Greek LoukasNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈluːkə/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Tabassum does not have one recorded yet.
  • Luca has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tabassum.
  • A meaning is recorded for Luca; Tabassum doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Luca

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2004–2023

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2004–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Tabassum

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1107 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls