Lucas

“Short form of Lucius — related to Latin lux, 'light'; or 'man from Lucania'” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #10 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lucas reached its best rank, #8, in 2018 and ranked #10 in 2025. About 331,000 boys have carried it since 1881. Popular twin pairings with Lucas include Logan and Jacob for boys.

Around the world: #7 in Canada (2024) · #7 in Spain (2024) · #7 in Netherlands (2025) · #8 in Belgium (2025) · #8 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lucases

Lucas Vázquez — Spanish association football player
Lucas Cranach the Elder — German painter and printmaker (1472–1553)
Lucas Hernandez — French footballer (born 1996)
Lucas Digne — French footballer (born 1993)
Lucas Neill — Australian association football player

In stories & tradition

Lucas (Bishop) — Uncanny X-Men
Lucas the Spider — anthropomorphic spider
Lucas Scott — One Tree Hill

What Lucases become

Among 2,440 notable people named Lucas:

Sports figures appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucas Vázquez, Spanish association football player.

Similar names: Luca · Sebastian · Luis · Julian · Miles · Leo

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