Luka vs Wilmer
Luka and Wilmercompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Luka was ranked #112 and Wilmer #184 among boys in Norway.
Luka and Wilmer over time
Luka and Wilmer appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Luka held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wilmer in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Wilmer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Luka 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
Luka and Wilmer changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 2008 and 2025, ending at #112 and #184.
List by list
Norway · Boys18 shared years, 2008–2025
Luka held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Wilmer in 3.
Highest recorded here: Luka #102 in 2024, Wilmer #174 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Luka #112, Wilmer #184.
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 | Luka | Wilmer |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Lucas/Luke used widely across South Slavic and Eastern European languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Slavic (Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic forms) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluː.ka/ | 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #77 (2025) | Norway · Boys #184 (2025) |
| 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
- Luka has a recorded origin (Slavic (Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic forms)); Wilmer does not have one recorded yet.
- Luka and Wilmer both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Luka; Wilmer doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Luka
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2007–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #77 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Wilmer
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #174 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #184 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys