Lucas
Latin Lucas, “man from Lucania” in southern Italy.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The Latin form of Luke, part of the international classics wave of the 2010s.
Lucas first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 35 different years between 1980 and 2025. It spent 8 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 2017, when 13,032 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 11 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2018, at No. 8. In 2025 it ranked No. 10 for boys. All told, 331,628 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Lukas (44,072), Lux (3,181), Lucus (1,800), Lukus (980), Lukasz (711) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Luke
Explore Lucas interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | No. 533 |
| 1890s | 67 | No. 650 |
| 1900s | 55 | No. 910 |
| 1910s | 286 | No. 918 |
| 1920s | 403 | No. 976 |
| 1930s | 254 | No. 1148 |
| 1940s | 256 | No. 1235 |
| 1950s | 339 | No. 975 |
| 1960s | 857 | No. 707 |
| 1970s | 8,817 | No. 108 |
| 1980s | 26,088 | No. 88 |
| 1990s | 38,178 | No. 90 |
| 2000s | 70,995 | No. 39 |
| 2010s | 118,661 | No. 8 |
| 2020s | 65,795 | No. 8 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.