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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 1,887 babies (rank #5 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,183 boys (rank #7). 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.

42,237

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,887

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	503	#88
1992	579	#81
1993	643	#68
1994	680	#55
1995	802	#52
1996	769	#54
1997	752	#52
1998	691	#55
1999	759	#46
2000	841	#40
2001	892	#39
2002	938	#34
2003	1,008	#33
2004	1,095	#28
2005	1,266	#21
2006	1,441	#13
2007	1,603	#9
2008	1,736	#7
2009	1,727	#9
2010	1,856	#8
2011	1,887	#5
2012	1,860	#8
2013	1,851	#7
2014	1,707	#9
2015	1,615	#8
2016	1,709	#6
2017	1,625	#7
2018	1,642	#5
2019	1,557	#4
2020	1,336	#7
2021	1,260	#13
2022	1,221	#8
2023	1,186	#7
2024	1,183	#7