Lukas
“from Lucania”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 595th
- births in 2023–2025
- 235
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,937
- −14.4% a year recently
- Falling sharply
- peak year
- 2004
Meaning and origin of Lukas
Lukas is thought to mean “from Lucania” and is of Latin origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Lukas in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2004.
- Over recent years, Lukas has been falling sharply (−14.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lukas every 1.4 schools, all spellings combined.
Lukas in English-speaking countries
Lukas ranks 133rd in British Columbia (Canada), 219th in Ontario (Canada) and 251st in New Zealand, against 595th in France.
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
133rd boys’ name90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 495−3% a year
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
251st boys’ name56 babies in 3 years1 boy in 879
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
219th boys’ name178 babies in 3 years1 boy in 955−9.8% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
260th boys’ name3,931 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,308−4.6% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
272nd boys’ name46 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,561
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
299th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,620
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
300th boys’ name452 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,828−6.7% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
416th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,638
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lukas and Lükas are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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