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Lucas

Boys' name · Current

Living in the US
~324,700 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#10 among boys
Births in 2025
10,228 331,628 since 1880
Typical age
13 years, median

Lucas popularity over time

Lucas rank by birth year, 1881–2025Lucas ranked #533 in 1881 and #10 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #8, in 2018.#10#100#1,000#1018901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1881–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

2017 is the peak year for Lucas, with 13,044 births. 1881 is the earliest year with at least five recorded births. Across the record, 35 years put Lucas in the top 100.

As of 2025 the name sits at #10, with 10,228 births that year. Over ten years the count has fallen 17%.

Babies named Lucas per yearPeaks at 13,044 births in 2017.13,044 in 2017018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Lucas?

Roughly 324,700 Lucass are alive in the US right now. SSA has recorded 331,628 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Lucas?

Half of living Lucass are older than 13, half younger. Most living bearers were born in the 2010s. By the site’s era rules that makes Lucas a current name.

Your Lucas

Ages of living people named LucasHalf of living Lucass are older than 13 and half younger.median 13020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Lucas is most common

The name is concentrated in Rhode Island, at 2.4× the national rate. Wyoming, New Hampshire and Vermont follow.

Where Lucas is used more than average5 states use the name Lucas more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: 1.9× the national rateMEVermont: 1.9× the national rateVTNew Hampshire: 2.1× the national rateNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: 2.1× the national rateWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: 2.4× the national rateRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Lucas is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Rhode Island 497 2.4×
Wyoming 163 2.1×
New Hampshire 581 2.1×
Vermont 155 1.9×
Maine 458 1.9×

Lucas in England and Wales

ONS recorded 1,381 births named Lucas in 2025, ranking it #32. That is 29% lower than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Lucas comes from

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς. See the Greek entry for more.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Lucas

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Lucas Vázquez Spanish association football player 1991 62
Lucas Cranach the Elder German painter and printmaker 1472–1553 59
Lucas Hernandez French footballer 1996 58
Lucas Digne French footballer 1993 58
Lucas Neill Australian association football player 1978 53
Lucas Moura Brazilian association football player 1992 52
Lucas Biglia Argentine association football player 1986 52
Lucas Torreira Uruguayan footballer 1996 51
Photo credits (5)

The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 303 in 1973 to 565 in 1974 — 1.9 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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