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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 3,276 babies (rank #17 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,550 boys (rank #25). 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.

49,061

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,276

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
1996	202	#171
1997	363	#116
1998	294	#135
1999	495	#100
2000	611	#90
2001	730	#79
2002	796	#72
2003	838	#73
2004	869	#75
2005	1,126	#58
2006	1,493	#48
2007	1,782	#39
2008	2,103	#36
2009	3,276	#17
2010	3,035	#19
2011	2,716	#26
2012	2,858	#25
2013	2,793	#26
2014	2,445	#30
2015	2,448	#27
2016	2,332	#27
2017	2,407	#25
2018	2,098	#26
2019	2,075	#25
2020	1,946	#25
2021	1,965	#22
2022	1,771	#25
2023	1,644	#25
2024	1,550	#25