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Lucas
Pronounced /ˈluːkəs/
Rank in 2024
#9
Born in 2024
10,703
Peak year
2017 · #11
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 10,703 boys were named Lucas, about 1 in every 160.
- It peaked in 2017 with 13,029 babies, ranked #11.
- It first shows up in the records in 1881.
- 320,790 boys have been named Lucas since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lucas per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.5Gen X1965–80
- 1.6Millennials1981–96
- 3.7Gen Z1997–12
- 6.6Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 674 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Silent: 463 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 874 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 12,345 babies, 0.45 per 1,000. Millennials: 48,839 babies, 1.60 per 1,000. Gen Z: 114,846 babies, 3.66 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 142,641 babies, 6.57 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
- A male given name from Latin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈluːkəs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lucas, CC BY-SA 4.0.