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Lucas

Say it LOO-kus 2 syllables

Latin

Loved in the Netherlands, Ontario, British Columbia, and 2 more places. Common across France, the UK, three Nordic countries, and 11 more places. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 6 more places.

1 in 197 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 32 there.

Lucas in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 5, common in 18, rare in 9.
Lucas in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales32 (down)20251,3811 in 197252020
Scotland29 (down)20251311 in 150112020
Northern Ireland43 (down)2025461 in 180232020
Ireland64 (up)2025861 in 276682020
North America
Ontario (province)8 (down)2024464about 1 in 12932019
Quebec (province)28 (up)2025226about 1 in 129332020
British Columbia (province)8 (down)2023126about 1 in 10322018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025162020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)14 (down)202526152020
Victoria (state)16 (down)2025249122020
Queensland (state)26 (down)2025148152020
South Australia (state)16 (down)20255882020
New Zealand18 (down)202511952020
Western Europe
France19 (down)20251,8751 in 16192020
Netherlands7 (down)2025625about 1 in 10632020
Central Europe
Austria173 (down)2025371 in 1,029912020
Switzerland50 (down)20251121 in 321452020
Berlin (city)92 (down)202337about 1 in 419682018
Munich (city)103 (down)202512about 1 in 364712020
Cologne (city)270 (down)20234about 1 in 1,5941082018
Bonn (city)148 (up)20254about 1 in 7921542020
Leipzig (city)170 (down)20253about 1 in 9591282020
Rostock (city)69 (up)20253about 1 in 3491052020
Nordic countries
Norway24 (up)20252251 in 103362020
Sweden36 (down)2025280about 1 in 154212020
Denmark17 (down)2025342102020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
Spain6 (down)20242,22832019
Catalonia (region)16 (down)20252591 in 80102020
Italy140 (down)20241401 in 1,3531242019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland243 (down)2025231 in 5,4962412020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Slovenia132 (up)202514about 1 in 5171392020
Estonia10 (new in the list)202559Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
Israel (published as לוקאס)527 (down)202416about 1 in 5,3194962019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Israel publishes names in Hebrew script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Lucas is the Latin form of the Greek Loukas, the name the Gospel writer Luke bears in Greek. Loukas itself began as a pet form of the Roman names Lucius or Lucanus, or perhaps both, so this is a nickname that became a name in its own right. No separate meaning is attached to it beyond that history.

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Said LOO-kus, it has two syllables and an easy, even rhythm. It belongs to a large family that includes Luke, Luca, Luka, Lukas, Luuk, Luc and the Greek Loukas.

Lucas is a top-10 name in Ontario, British Columbia, Spain, the Netherlands and Estonia, and it is popular in New South Wales. It is past its peak in many countries and now easing down in most of them, and in France it was at its height in the early 2000s.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
LOO-kus · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
No sourced meaning. We print a meaning only when a dictionary gives one.
Origin
Latin and Greek
Related names
Luke, Luuk, Lukas, Luca, Luka, Luukas, Lukasz, Lūkass, Lucius, Luc, Loukas, Lucjusz
Where Lucas comes from (Wiktionary)

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Loukas, which the Greek entry explains as a pet form (hypocorism) of the Roman names Lucius or Lucanus, or both.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Lucas. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lucas over time

Rising in 3 of the 29 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 13. Peak in France: 2002.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Lucas in England and Wales: #169 in 1996, a peak of #17 in 2009, and #32 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #169, 202 boys1997: #116, 363 boys1998: #134, 294 boys1999: #100, 495 boys2000: #90, 611 boys2001: #78, 730 boys2002: #72, 796 boys2003: #72, 838 boys2004: #75, 869 boys2005: #58, 1,126 boys2006: #48, 1,493 boys2007: #39, 1,782 boys2008: #36, 2,103 boys2009: #17, 3,276 boys2010: #19, 3,035 boys2011: #26, 2,716 boys2012: #25, 2,858 boys2013: #26, 2,793 boys2014: #30, 2,445 boys2015: #27, 2,448 boys2016: #27, 2,332 boys2017: #25, 2,407 boys2018: #26, 2,098 boys2019: #25, 2,075 boys2020: #25, 1,946 boys2021: #22, 1,965 boys2022: #25, 1,771 boys2023: #25, 1,644 boys2024: #25, 1,550 boys2025: #32, 1,381 boys#169 in 1996peak #17, 2009#32in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996169202
1997116363
1998134294
1999100495
200090611
200178730
200272796
200372838
200475869
2005581,126
2006481,493
2007391,782
2008362,103
2009173,276
2010193,035
2011262,716
2012252,858
2013262,793
2014302,445
2015272,448
2016272,332
2017252,407
2018262,098
2019252,075
2020251,946
2021221,965
2022251,771
2023251,644
2024251,550
2025321,381

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Lucas in France since 1925 were born in or after 2006. Peak: 2002, about 2,390 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 1.3 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 1.9 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 1.8 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 1.1 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 1.4 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 2.3 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 1.6 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 2 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 4 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 12.1 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 19.3 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 37.9 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 156.2 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 504.4 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 1,533.2 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 2,129.3 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 1,806.3 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 1,512.6 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 1,165.3 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 811.2 per 100,000 boys20202025: 619.5 per 100,000 boys20252000-2004: about 1 in 47 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19291.3
1930–19341.9
1935–19391.8
1940–19441.1
1945–19491.4
1950–19542.3
1955–19591.6
1960–19642
1965–19694
1970–197412.1
1975–197919.3
1980–198437.9
1985–1989156.2
1990–1994504.4
1995–19991,533.2
2000–20042,129.3
2005–20091,806.3
2010–20141,512.6
2015–20191,165.3
2020–2024811.2
2025619.5

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Lucas

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Lucas, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 113, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 62, Poland

  3. 1 in 83, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 130, Scotland

  5. 1 in 252, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 169, Ireland

  7. 1 in 614, Scotland

  8. 1 in 64, Catalonia

  9. 1 in 69, Austria

  10. 1 in 124, Ireland

All 40 brother names for Lucas

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Lucas's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 130, Scotland

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 137, Scotland

  6. 1 in 50, Ireland

  7. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Lucas Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials L.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Lucas

Sisters for Lucas: Sophia, Eva, Chloe, and 5 more
  1. SophiaRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  2. EvaRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  3. ChloeRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  4. EmiliaRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  5. ClaraRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  6. ZoeRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  7. MayaRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas
  8. LucyRose and fell with Lucas · Same generation as Lucas · Same initial as Lucas

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Lucas

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Lucas's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 19 more places.

  2. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  3. Loved across the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and 7 more places.

  4. Common across France, the UK, three Canadian provinces, and 8 more places.

  5. Rare across Italy, Poland, three Canadian provinces, and 11 more places.

  6. Common in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 14 more places.

  7. Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 16 more places.

  8. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 25 more places.

Famous people named Lucas

Lucas Vázquez, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Lucas

How popular is Lucas in Ontario?

Lucas ranked #8 in Ontario in 2024, given to 464 boys, about 1 in 129.

Is Lucas rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 3 of the 29 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 13. Rising in: Poland, Rostock, and Norway.

How many syllables does Lucas have?

Lucas has 2 syllables: LOO-kus.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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