Rising since 1985, #10 for boys today.
Popularity of Lucas since 1881
Babies named Lucas per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 |
| 1890s | 67 |
| 1900s | 55 |
| 1910s | 286 |
| 1920s | 403 |
| 1930s | 254 |
| 1940s | 256 |
| 1950s | 339 |
| 1960s | 857 |
| 1970s | 8,817 |
| 1980s | 26,088 |
| 1990s | 38,178 |
| 2000s | 70,995 |
| 2010s | 118,661 |
| 2020s | 65,795 |
Meaning & origin
Lucas has been on the American books continuously since 1881, but its present standing is a modern construction: a climb that started around 1985 carried it from the middle of the pack into the national top ten, where it remains at 10th place as of 2025, about 1 in every 167 newborn boys. The peak came in 2017, and the plateau since has been remarkably stable, the mark of a name functioning as a new classic rather than a trend.
Its strength comes from working on every register at once. Lucas is biblical without feeling pious, international without feeling imported, the same name succeeds across Brazil, France, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands, and it carries Luke, itself a top-40 staple, as a built-in nickname. Bearers run from the Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder to actor Lucas Hedges, with decades of amiable pop-culture Lucases in between.
Regionally the name tilts toward the smaller Northeastern states: Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Delaware index highest, but a top-ten rank means the more accurate statement is that Lucas is everywhere, and has been for a decade.
Lucas is the Latin spelling of Greek Loukas, generally explained as a contraction of Loukanos, "man from Lucania," the region of southern Italy. Its fame rests on Luke the Evangelist, the physician and traveling companion of Paul credited with the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. In medieval England the name was written Lucas in documents even when spoken as Luke, so both forms have deep roots in English. A popular association with Latin lux, "light," is later folk etymology rather than derivation. In the United States, Lucas has appeared continuously since 1881, but its modern character dates from a climb that began in the mid-1980s, part of the international wave that also lifted Luca, Lukas, and Luke itself.
Read more: Lucas on Wikipedia
Where Lucas is most popular
Births per 100,000 boys by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Lucas” around the world
Where Lucas lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
#16
in 2024
Ireland
#64
in 2025
New Zealand
#18
in 2025
Quebec
#28
in 2025
Australia (NSW)
#14
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Luke, Lu
Famous people named Lucas
- Lucas Cranach the Elder · German Renaissance painter
- Lucas Hedges · American actor of Manchester by the Sea
Sibling names for Lucas
Names that share Lucas's style, for a brother or sister.
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Names like Lucas
Names whose popularity has moved with Lucas's over the last 50 years.
