The baby name Louka is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/ˈluːkə/', 'respelling': 'LOO-kah'}.
The baby name Louka is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/ˈluːkə/', 'respelling': 'LOO-kah'}.
Louka is in Origin.
Louka is a modern French form of Lucas/Luka, ultimately from Greek Loukas (Latin Lucas), meaning “man from Lucania,” a region of southern Italy. The name’s prominence comes from the Christian veneration of Saint Luke the Evangelist and physician, which spread Loukas/Lucas across Europe; the French spelling Louka gained ground in the late twentieth century as a phonetic alternative to Luka/Luca, especially in France, Belgium, and francophone Switzerland.
Variants and cognates include Lucas, Luke, Luc (French), Loukas or Loucas (Greek/French), Luca (Italian, Romanian), Luka (Slavic and Balkan languages), and Łukasz (Polish). Related diminutives and nicknames are Lou and Loulou in French. While scholars trace the root to the place-name Lucania, popular association with Latin lux “light” has long colored interpretations, giving Louka connotations of brightness and illumination alongside its geographic sense.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #126 | 446 | 2,865 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #169 | 20 | 401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #211 | 98 | 2,588 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #392 | 3 | 3,215 |
| EG | 0 | #404 | 9 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| TN | 0 | #563 | 298 | 13,765 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #641 | 18 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #824 | 63 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #880 | 13 | 7,044 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #888 | 72 | 14,742 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| DZ | 0 | #967 | 210 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #991 | 138 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Louka is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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