Lucas
The Latin form of Greek Loukas, taken to mean someone from Lucania in southern Italy. It was used in the Latin Bible for the evangelist Luke.
Lucas in 2025
Lucas was given to 10,228 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 17th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 324 babies born.
The history of Lucas
Lucas reached its highest point in 2017, when 13,044 babies were given the name, ranking 17th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 14th, in 2021.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 331,628 babies have been named Lucas. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Lucas by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lucas | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | 1,053 |
| 1890s | 67 | 1,594 |
| 1900s | 55 | 2,282 |
| 1910s | 286 | 1,875 |
| 1920s | 403 | 2,003 |
| 1930s | 254 | 2,285 |
| 1940s | 256 | 2,632 |
| 1950s | 339 | 2,249 |
| 1960s | 857 | 1,629 |
| 1970s | 8,859 | 232 |
| 1980s | 26,214 | 185 |
| 1990s | 38,242 | 168 |
| 2000s | 71,114 | 55 |
| 2010s | 118,790 | 16 |
| 2020s | 65,851 | 14 |
Where Lucas is heading
Lucas has fallen 17% over the past decade, from 12,347 babies in 2015 to 10,228 in 2025.
Names like Lucas
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lucas.