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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#45 · 1 in 160
- Maine#46 · 1 in 167
- Wisconsin#46 · 1 in 177
- Iowa#47 · 1 in 185
- North Dakota#49 · 1 in 168
Best ever in a state: #1 in Rhode Island, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #45 | 34 | 1 in 160 |
| Maine | #46 | 42 | 1 in 167 |
| Wisconsin | #46 | 196 | 1 in 177 |
| Iowa | #47 | 118 | 1 in 185 |
| Minnesota | #49 | 170 | 1 in 193 |
| North Dakota | #49 | 35 | 1 in 168 |
| Nebraska | #51 | 63 | 1 in 196 |
| Kansas | #52 | 86 | 1 in 211 |
| Montana | #55 | 30 | 1 in 194 |
| Colorado | #57 | 88 | 1 in 271 |
| Vermont | #62 | 13 | 1 in 247 |
| Washington | #62 | 109 | 1 in 291 |
| Missouri | #65 | 113 | 1 in 324 |
| Wyoming | #66 | 16 | 1 in 251 |
| Oregon | #69 | 67 | 1 in 300 |
| Illinois | #71 | 217 | 1 in 390 |
| Idaho | #75 | 24 | 1 in 341 |
| Indiana | #76 | 101 | 1 in 397 |
| New Hampshire | #77 | 17 | 1 in 361 |
| Ohio | #79 | 174 | 1 in 463 |
| New Mexico | #85 | 30 | 1 in 372 |
| Arkansas | #88 | 35 | 1 in 437 |
| Oklahoma | #88 | 52 | 1 in 453 |
| Utah | #88 | 41 | 1 in 464 |
| Pennsylvania | #91 | 127 | 1 in 610 |
| Virginia | #91 | 62 | 1 in 558 |
| Michigan | #92 | 128 | 1 in 513 |
| Kentucky | #93 | 48 | 1 in 563 |
| Louisiana | #98 | 77 | 1 in 476 |
| Tennessee | #99 | 56 | 1 in 578 |
| West Virginia | #100 | 21 | 1 in 616 |
| Arizona | #108 | 44 | 1 in 527 |
| Massachusetts | #108 | 42 | 1 in 851 |
| Mississippi | #117 | 34 | 1 in 566 |
| Alaska | #119 | 7 | 1 in 574 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 52 | 1 in 728 |
| Alabama | #123 | 42 | 1 in 627 |
| New York | #127 | 138 | 1 in 823 |
| Maryland | #130 | 29 | 1 in 834 |
| Florida | #150 | 74 | 1 in 851 |
| Texas | #157 | 176 | 1 in 783 |
| Connecticut | #161 | 14 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Nevada | #163 | 6 | 1 in 945 |
| Hawaii | #166 | 9 | 1 in 758 |
| California | #167 | 225 | 1 in 893 |
| Georgia | #169 | 39 | 1 in 1,032 |
| District of Columbia | #178 | 9 | 1 in 883 |
| South Carolina | #226 | 14 | 1 in 1,508 |
| New Jersey | #247 | 20 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 1 spot since 2024 (#9 → #10)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#8 → #10)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#16 → #10)
- Biggest jump: 417 spots in 1912 (#1,387 → #970)
- Biggest drop: 406 spots in 1911 (#981 → #1,387)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2018 at #8 (12,665 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1993–2025
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1959–2025
- 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
- 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.
Lucas in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 92,670 of them was named Lucas, which outranked 65.9% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,005Venetia19
- #4,005Vincenza19
- #4,005Yashira19
- #4,162Lucas18
- #4,162Adelaide18
- #4,162Africa18
- #4,162Aimie18
- #4,344Ahsley17
- #4,344Ainsley17
- #4,344Alayne17
Tied with 181 names at #4,162; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 531 of them was named Lucas, which outranked 98.8% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).