Luca

Luca is a male given name: 95% of people named Luca are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 8 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 95%Female 5%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 95% male / 5% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Italy, Switzerland
US births since 1880: 25,282 male / 996 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Luca

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luca," in English, "Guten Tag Luca," in German. Luca is a male given name: about 95% of people named Luca are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Luca,

German

Guten Tag Luca,

French

Bonjour Luca,

Spanish

Estimado/a Luca:

Chinese

Luca您好：

Japanese

Luca様

English

Hi Luca,

German

Hi Luca,

French

Salut Luca,

Spanish

Hola Luca,

Chinese

Luca你好：

Japanese

Lucaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Luca by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	96%
Italy	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Croatia	uncommon	man's name	98%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	25%
Hungary	rare	woman's name	2%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

25,282 male · 996 female · 26,278 births recorded

Male 96%Female 4%

Since 1980: 96% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Luca a male or female name?

Luca is a male given name: 95% of people named Luca are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 8 countries covered.

How do I address Luca in an email?

Is Luca a unisex name?

Luca is not a unisex name: 95% of people named Luca are men. Luca leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Luca a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luca (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_luca,
  title  = {Is Luca a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luca},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}