Lucas
Boy nameLucas has been given to 331,628 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2017 and currently ranks #10 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈluːkəs/
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
331,628
Peak year
2017 (13,044 babies)
Rank in 2025
#10 for boys
First recorded
1881
10-year trend
▼ -17%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Lucas
Luke the Evangelist
One of the four evangelists
Lucas Vázquez
Spanish association football player
Lucas Cranach the Elder
German painter and printmaker (1472–1553)
Lucas Hernandez
French footballer (born 1996)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lucas.
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