Lucas

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A few things about Lucas you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lucas

Lucas Vázquez

Spanish association football player

Choose Lucas and your child shares a first name with Lucas Vázquez, a Spanish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lucas, like who?” Lucas Vázquez's Wikipedia article is available in 62 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 167 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Lucas, 10,219 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Lucas.
• 📜HistoryLucas first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #8.
• 📈Then vs nowLucas is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 408 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 167.
• 📍Where it's lovedLucas is the #3 boy name in 3 states, including Florida, Maryland and New Jersey. It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Lucas means “man from Lucania”. Our records link it to Danish, Greek and Latin roots.
• 🌍OriginLucas is the most popular Danish boy name in the US. That's out of 15 Danish boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Lucas

Lucas is a boy name of Danish, Greek and Latin origin meaning “man from Lucania”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-cas”. US birth records list Lucas for boys from 1881 to 2025, in 138 of those 145 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #8 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10, with 10,219 babies.

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