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Lucas

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Form of Luke light: illumination.
English
Light giving; a form of Luke
French
Light; form of Luke
Gaelic
Light

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lucas

Pronunciation

l(u)-cas

Famous People

Artist Lucas Cranach

Celebrity Babies

Son of Andy Dick, Son of Richard Marx, Son of Willie Nelson, Son of Mick Jagger, Son of Nina Garcia

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #11, 13,029 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10, 10,219 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3686, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202510,2199
202410,7038
202310,88210
202210,96216
202111,5825
202011,3817
201912,47819
201812,65919
201713,02912
201612,90411

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #17, 3,276 births); most recent 2025 (rank #32, 1,381 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20251,381
20241,550
20231,644
20221,771
20211,965
20201,946
20192,075
20182,098
20172,407
20162,332

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #1, 9,316 births); most recent 2023 (rank #14, 2,324 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2601, 8 births); most recent 2009 (rank #4541, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20232,324–
20222,777–
20213,061–
20203,248–
20193,740–
20183,983–
20174,074–
20164,594–
20155,029–
20145,478–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #55, 133 births); most recent 2025 (rank #66, 86 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202586
202479
2023104
2022105
2021112
202098
2019122
2018133
2017120
2016123

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #15, 325 births); most recent 2025 (rank #29, 131 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025131
2024147
2023186
2022203
2021214
2020240
2019229
2018261
2017235
2016285

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #23, 114 births); most recent 2025 (rank #43, 46 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202546
202457
202339
202248
202158
202076
201969
201869
201766
201675

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #3, 234 births); most recent 2023 (rank #8, 126 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023126
2022154
2021140
2020193
2019217
2018225
2017210
2016232
2015194
2014227

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence