Lucas
- #10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births
- #10 for boys in 2025, 10,219 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 12,665 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 331,092since 1881
Lucas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #10 | 10,219 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #9 | 10,743 |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | #9 | 10,890 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #8 | 10,973 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #8 | 11,584 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #8 | 11,386 |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | #8 | 12,483 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | #8 | 12,665 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #11 | 13,032 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #14 | 12,906 |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | #16 | 12,331 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #19 | 12,175 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #23 | 11,558 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #27 | 10,718 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #29 | 10,405 |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | #35 | 10,388 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #39 | 9,620 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #46 | 9,328 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #53 | 8,759 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #59 | 8,139 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #58 | 7,578 |
| 2004 | #3,689 | 39 | #66 | 6,716 |
| 2003 | — | #71 | 5,756 | |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #75 | 5,381 |
| 2001 | — | #83 | 4,900 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #83 | 4,818 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #90 | 4,220 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #93 | 4,093 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #98 | 4,034 |
| 1996 | — | #93 | 4,106 | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #91 | 4,086 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #95 | 4,009 |
| 1993 | — | #95 | 3,923 | |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #106 | 3,379 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #107 | 3,240 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #112 | 3,088 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #114 | 2,865 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #112 | 2,716 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #121 | 2,327 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #126 | 2,197 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #122 | 2,318 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #130 | 2,115 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #117 | 2,359 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #106 | 2,740 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #88 | 3,371 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #98 | 3,080 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #108 | 2,540 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #136 | 1,953 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #205 | 1,098 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #231 | 877 |
| 1975 | — | #231 | 890 | |
| 1974 | — | #318 | 565 | |
| 1973 | — | #450 | 303 | |
| 1972 | — | #516 | 231 | |
| 1971 | — | #577 | 200 | |
| 1970 | — | #643 | 160 | |
| 1969 | — | #707 | 122 | |
| 1968 | — | #751 | 97 | |
| 1967 | — | #943 | 59 | |
| 1966 | — | #812 | 80 | |
| 1965 | — | #820 | 81 | |
| 1964 | — | #792 | 90 | |
| 1963 | — | #873 | 74 | |
| 1962 | — | #817 | 86 | |
| 1961 | — | #803 | 90 | |
| 1960 | — | #862 | 78 | |
| 1959 | — | #975 | 62 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,060 | 52 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,411 | 31 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,317 | 34 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,313 | 33 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,706 | 20 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,268 | 34 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,430 | 27 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,462 | 25 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,346 | 29 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,252 | 34 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,299 | 29 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,349 | 24 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,235 | 29 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,486 | 22 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,573 | 19 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,297 | 26 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,689 | 17 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,313 | 26 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,463 | 21 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,148 | 33 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,357 | 25 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,356 | 26 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,333 | 27 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,299 | 30 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,237 | 32 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,147 | 38 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,198 | 36 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,124 | 40 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,184 | 36 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,005 | 49 | |
| 1923 | — | #976 | 50 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,181 | 37 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,058 | 44 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,108 | 41 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,247 | 32 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,132 | 35 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,138 | 33 | |
| 1915 | — | #980 | 41 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,127 | 26 | |
| 1913 | — | #950 | 27 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Lucas! It came in at #533, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Lucas is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Jersey#3 · 1 in 100
- Florida#3 · 1 in 102
- Maryland#3 · 1 in 104
- New York#4 · 1 in 120
- Delaware#5 · 1 in 82
Best ever in a state: #1 in Rhode Island, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #3 | 935 | 1 in 102 |
| Maryland | #3 | 221 | 1 in 104 |
| New Jersey | #3 | 399 | 1 in 100 |
| New York | #4 | 705 | 1 in 120 |
| Delaware | #5 | 36 | 1 in 82 |
| Rhode Island | #6 | 45 | 1 in 69 |
| New Hampshire | #7 | 62 | 1 in 73 |
| Connecticut | #9 | 134 | 1 in 99 |
| Pennsylvania | #9 | 391 | 1 in 134 |
| Virginia | #9 | 311 | 1 in 120 |
| Massachusetts | #10 | 261 | 1 in 104 |
| South Carolina | #10 | 156 | 1 in 136 |
| Georgia | #11 | 304 | 1 in 165 |
| Hawaii | #11 | 31 | 1 in 94 |
| New Mexico | #11 | 60 | 1 in 108 |
| North Carolina | #11 | 349 | 1 in 147 |
| Illinois | #12 | 340 | 1 in 146 |
| Nevada | #12 | 85 | 1 in 133 |
| Washington | #12 | 238 | 1 in 138 |
| Maine | #13 | 38 | 1 in 101 |
| Ohio | #13 | 342 | 1 in 154 |
| Texas | #13 | 1,010 | 1 in 173 |
| District of Columbia | #14 | 27 | 1 in 94 |
| Oregon | #15 | 103 | 1 in 146 |
| Kentucky | #16 | 145 | 1 in 142 |
| Michigan | #16 | 245 | 1 in 164 |
| California | #17 | 1,154 | 1 in 152 |
| Colorado | #17 | 177 | 1 in 152 |
| Wisconsin | #17 | 158 | 1 in 148 |
| Oklahoma | #20 | 107 | 1 in 165 |
| Alabama | #21 | 120 | 1 in 179 |
| Tennessee | #21 | 209 | 1 in 176 |
| Utah | #22 | 120 | 1 in 164 |
| Louisiana | #23 | 99 | 1 in 193 |
| Indiana | #25 | 171 | 1 in 185 |
| Iowa | #25 | 76 | 1 in 182 |
| West Virginia | #26 | 42 | 1 in 147 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 70 | 1 in 180 |
| Minnesota | #27 | 130 | 1 in 188 |
| Missouri | #27 | 153 | 1 in 182 |
| Wyoming | #27 | 12 | 1 in 91 |
| Arizona | #34 | 152 | 1 in 215 |
| Montana | #34 | 26 | 1 in 145 |
| Nebraska | #37 | 45 | 1 in 196 |
| South Dakota | #37 | 23 | 1 in 167 |
| Mississippi | #40 | 49 | 1 in 221 |
| Kansas | #41 | 68 | 1 in 207 |
| Idaho | #43 | 42 | 1 in 205 |
| North Dakota | #44 | 20 | 1 in 168 |
| Alaska | #46 | 14 | 1 in 162 |
| Vermont | #48 | 9 | 1 in 135 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lucas
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2020 (#8 → #10)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#16 → #10)
- Biggest jump: 417 spots in 1912
- Biggest drop: 406 spots in 1911
Rise & fade · boys
137 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2018 at #8 (12,665 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1993–2025
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1959–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 142
- Highest: 1 in 142 boys born in 2017 were named Lucas (0.70%)
- Latest: 1 in 167 boys born in 2025 (0.60%)
- Its best rank, #8 in 2018, was only 1 in 143 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 35.8% of all boys named Lucas (118,661) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | #533 (1881) | #807 |
| 1890s | 67 | #650 (1893) | #771 |
| 1900s | 55 | #910 (1903) | #1,058 |
| 1910s | 286 | #918 (1918) | #1,083 |
| 1920s | 403 | #976 (1923) | #1,122 |
| 1930s | 254 | #1,148 (1935) | #1,366 |
| 1940s | 256 | #1,235 (1944) | #1,391 |
| 1950s | 339 | #975 (1959) | #1,361 |
| 1960s | 857 | #707 (1969) | #818 |
| 1970s | 8,817 | #108 (1979) | #342 |
| 1980s | 26,088 | #88 (1981) | #113 |
| 1990s | 38,178 | #90 (1999) | #98 |
| 2000s | 70,995 | #39 (2009) | #63 |
| 2010s | 118,661 | #8 (2018) | #19 |
| 2020s | 65,795 | #8 (2021) | #9 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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