Lucas

Meaning and origin of Lucas

Popularity of Lucas in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2002.
• Over recent years, Lucas has been falling (−7.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lucas every 1.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Lucas in English-speaking countries

Lucas ranks 7^th in Ontario (Canada), 8^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 10^th in United States, against 17^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  8^th boys’ name420 babies in 3 years1 boy in 106−6.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  7^th boys’ name1,433 babies in 3 years1 boy in 119−5.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  16^th boys’ name403 babies in 3 years1 boy in 122−7.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  23^rd boys’ name464 babies in 3 years1 boy in 129−6.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  10^th boys’ name31,852 babies in 3 years1 boy in 161−2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  43^rd boys’ name142 babies in 3 years1 boy in 179−4.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  26^th boys’ name4,575 babies in 3 years1 boy in 181−3.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  65^th boys’ name269 babies in 3 years1 boy in 267−2.7% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lucas and Lùcas are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lùcas5
• Lukas230
• Lükas5
• Luckas5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lucas

• Léon
• Léo
• Marceau
• Gabin
• Camille
• Victor
• Martin
• Lucien
• Antoine
• Pablo
• Auguste
• Lino

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 17^thTop 100 French boy names