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Lucas

Gender
Boy
Say it
LOO-kas
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#29 for boys
US rank, 2025
#10 for boys

Classic

Lucas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “from Lucania”. In 2025 it ranked 29th for boys in the UK (1,558 babies) and 10th for boys in the US (10,219 babies).

What does Lucas mean?

Greek: Latin form of Luke

“from Lucania”

Latin and European form of Luke, the Gospel writer whom St Paul calls the beloved physician.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Lucas a girl's or a boy's name?

Lucas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,558 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 10,219 boys in the US.

How popular is Lucas in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#29among boys
Babies in 2025
1,558about 1 in 190 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 27% in five years
Same name in a class
7%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,558 boys in the UK were named Lucas, making it the 29th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 22nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 3,715 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Lucas than any year since 2005.

Half of all the boys named Lucas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,714 boys in the UK were given Lucas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #27, up from #29 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 32nd in England and Wales, 29th in Scotland and 43rd in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#75), 2014 (#30) and 2024 (#25).

1996Busiest: 3,715 in 20092025
Lucas in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,558#29
20241,754#26
20231,869#24
20222,022#24
20212,237#22
20202,262#22
20192,373#24
20182,428#24
20172,708#23
20162,692#26
20152,839#26
20142,839#27
20133,205#24
20123,223#25
20113,121#23
20103,429#17
20093,715#16
20082,366#33
20071,973#39
20061,630#48
20051,217#63
2004954#76
2003907#75
2002852#81
2001796#85
2000661#93
1999525#109
1998309#143
1997388#126
1996210#175

How popular is Lucas in the US?

Rank in 2025
#10among boys
Babies in 2025
10,219about 1 in 170 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 13% in five years
Same name in a class
8.1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 10,219 boys in the US were named Lucas, making it the 10th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 13,032 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881. 9 girls were also named Lucas in 2025 (10,104th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Lucas than any year since 2009.

Half of all the boys named Lucas in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 11,490 boys in the US were given Lucas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #11.

1881Busiest: 13,032 in 20172025
Lucas in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202510,219#10
202410,743#9
202310,890#9
202210,973#8
202111,584#8
202011,386#8
201912,483#8
201812,665#8
201713,032#11
201612,906#14
201512,331#16
201412,175#19
201311,558#23
201210,718#27
201110,405#29
201010,388#35
20099,620#39
20089,328#46
20078,759#53
20068,139#59
20057,578#58
20046,716#66
20035,756#71
20025,381#75
20014,900#83
20004,818#83
19994,220#90
19984,093#93
19974,034#98
19964,106#93
19954,086#91
19944,009#95
19933,923#95
19923,379#106
19913,240#107
19903,088#112
19892,865#114
19882,716#112
19872,327#121
19862,197#126
19852,318#122
19842,115#130
19832,359#117
19822,740#106
19813,371#88
19803,080#98
19792,540#108
19781,953#136
19771,098#205
1976877#231
1975890#231
1974565#318
1973303#450
1972231#516
1971200#577
1970160#643
1969122#707
196897#751
196759#943
196680#812
196581#820
196490#792
196374#873
196286#816
196190#802
196078#861
195962#974
195852#1,059
195731#1,410
195634#1,316
195533#1,312
195420#1,705
195322#1,629
195234#1,267
195127#1,429
195024#1,498
194925#1,461
194829#1,345
194734#1,251
194629#1,298
194524#1,348
194429#1,235
194322#1,485
194221#1,537
194124#1,372
194019#1,573
193926#1,297
193817#1,689
193726#1,313
193621#1,463
193533#1,148
193425#1,357
193323#1,405
193226#1,356
193127#1,333
193030#1,299
192932#1,237
192838#1,147
192736#1,198
192640#1,124
192536#1,184
192449#1,005
192350#976
192237#1,181
192144#1,058
192041#1,108
191932#1,247
191852#918
191735#1,132
191633#1,138
191541#980
191426#1,127
191327#950
191222#970
19117#1,386
191011#980
190910#951
19089#946
19075#1,344
19067#1,003
19055#1,232
19046#1,063
19037#910
19026#1,012
19010–
19000–
189910#661
18988#803
18970–
18967#899
18956#977
18948#786
189310#650
189210#687
18918#699
18900–
18890–
18886#917
18870–
18868#694
18856#835
18845#971
18835#891
18820–
188111#533

Nicknames for Lucas

Names like Lucas

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Sebastian Isaac Mason Roman Elijah Caleb Noah Hugo Jude Jacob Logan Sonny

Other spellings of Lucas

Lukas Loukas Lucus Luccas Lukus

Names related to Lucas

Lucius

More Greek names

Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Lucas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lucas, updated 20 October 2026.