Lucas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Lucas is a multilingual masculine given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Latin verb "lucere", meaning "to shine". Lucas is used as a given name in Greek, English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Portuguese.

From Wikipedia

Lucas first appears in the data in 1980 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 2,152 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2025 it was given to 658 boys (rank #16). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lucas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lucas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,748

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,152

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Lucas Sinclair — basketball, common sense

Famous people named Lucas

Lucas Vázquezassociation football player · b. 1991
Lucas Cranach the Elderdraftsperson · b. 1472
Lucas Hernandezassociation football player · b. 1996
Lucas Digneassociation football player · b. 1993
Lucas Neillassociation football player · b. 1978

Stories about the name Lucas

We almost named him Luca — the Italian form — but worried it would be mispronounced constantly in Texas. Lucas felt like a practical compromise. He's five now and every other kid on his street is a Lucas. We're less bothered than we expected.

— Maria, San Antonio TX, 2019

Simple, strong, ends with a clear sound. It works in French, Spanish, English, and Portuguese, which mattered because our family is spread across four countries.

— Isabelle, Montreal QC, 2020

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1980	148	#76
1981	144	#81
1982	99	#92
1983	77	#98
1984	75	#100
1995	142	#87
1996	93	#97
1997	157	#85
1998	155	#84
1999	110	#94
2000	180	#75
2001	108	#92
2002	197	#67
2003	206	#66
2004	197	#72
2005	279	#52
2006	342	#23
2007	425	#16
2008	698	#18
2009	833	#11
2010	828	#11
2011	970	#5
2012	914	#7
2013	784	#8
2014	925	#6
2015	2,152	#10
2016	1,945	#16
2017	990	#8
2018	991	#7
2019	1,333	#8
2020	982	#9
2021	711	#9
2022	610	#14
2023	534	#15
2024	756	#13
2025	658	#16