Lucas-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-kas-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Lucas-James is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “from Lucania + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Lucas-James mean?
Greek: Lucas + James
“from Lucania + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Lucas (Greek, “from Lucania”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Lucas and James.
Is Lucas-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Lucas-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lucas-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Lucas-James, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lucas-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Lucas-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
Names like Lucas-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas, Luca, Theodore, Sebastian, Theo, Tobias, Lorenzo, Elias, Zachary, Leo, Elijah, Louie
More Greek names
Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena, Atlas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). 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-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lucas-james, updated 20 October 2026.