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

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Peak · boys
2018 · 12,665 births
Debut · boys
11 births
In top 100 · boys
35 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
331,092
since 1881

Lucas over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #8, 2018boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079#1010,219
2024#10,2719#910,743
2023#9,61610#910,890
2022#6,98416#810,973
2021#15,2515#811,584
2020#12,1427#811,386
2019#6,17619#812,483
2018#6,24819#812,665
2017#8,77612#1113,032
2016#9,41111#1412,906
2015#7,26616#1612,331
2014#11,9318#1912,175
2013#10,23510#2311,558
2012#13,4837#2710,718
2011#8,61413#2910,405
2010#8,27114#3510,388
2009#10,67910#399,620
2008#8,10915#469,328
2007#8,09815#538,759
2006#9,90111#598,139
2005#10,12810#587,578
2004#3,68939#666,716
2003—#715,756
2002#7,81613#755,381
2001—#834,900
2000#13,1546#834,818
1999#12,6886#904,220
1998#9,2609#934,093
1997#9,8028#984,034
1996—#934,106
1995#10,5147#914,086
1994#8,8049#954,009
1993—#953,923
1992#8,7349#1063,379
1991#10,2717#1073,240
1990#8,5019#1123,088
1989#6,95511#1142,865
1988#6,66611#1122,716
1987#7,3539#1212,327
1986#6,15611#1262,197
1985#7,5638#1222,318
1984#5,53912#1302,115
1983#4,68615#1172,359
1982#4,52716#1062,740
1981#4,16218#883,371
1980#4,74315#983,080
1979#5,75111#1082,540
1978#4,67914#1361,953
1977#5,88810#2051,098
1976#7,2967#231877
1975—#231890
1974—#318565
1973—#450303
1972—#516231
1971—#577200
1970—#643160
1969—#707122
1968—#75197
1967—#94359
1966—#81280
1965—#82081
1964—#79290
1963—#87374
1962—#81786
1961—#80390
1960—#86278
1959—#97562
1958—#1,06052
1957—#1,41131
1956—#1,31734
1955—#1,31333
1954—#1,70620
1953—#1,63022
1952—#1,26834
1951—#1,43027
1950—#1,49924
1949—#1,46225
1948—#1,34629
1947—#1,25234
1946—#1,29929
1945—#1,34924
1944—#1,23529
1943—#1,48622
1942—#1,53721
1941—#1,37224
1940—#1,57319
1939—#1,29726
1938—#1,68917
1937—#1,31326
1936—#1,46321
1935—#1,14833
1934—#1,35725
1933—#1,40523
1932—#1,35626
1931—#1,33327
1930—#1,29930
1929—#1,23732
1928—#1,14738
1927—#1,19836
1926—#1,12440
1925—#1,18436
1924—#1,00549
1923—#97650
1922—#1,18137
1921—#1,05844
1920—#1,10841
1919—#1,24732
1918—#91852
1917—#1,13235
1916—#1,13833
1915—#98041
1914—#1,12726
1913—#95027
1912—#97022
1911—#1,3877
1910—#98111
1909—#95110
1908—#9469
1907—#1,3455
1906—#1,0047
1905—#1,2335
1904—#1,0646
1903—#9107
1902—#1,0136
1901——
1900——
1899—#66110
1898—#8048
1897——
1896—#9007
1895—#9786
1894—#7878
1893—#65010
1892—#68810
1891—#7008
1890——
1889——
1888—#9176
1887——
1886—#6948
1885—#8366
1884—#9715
1883—#8925
1882——
1881—#53311
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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 588 boysAKMaine: #71 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 341 boysMEVermont: #87 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 470 boysVTNew Hampshire: #108 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 777 boysNHWashington: #83 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 457 boysWAIdaho: #73 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 345 boysIDMontana: #75 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 321 boysMTNorth Dakota: #51 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 179 boysNDMinnesota: #54 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 233 boysMNIllinois: #92 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 580 boysILWisconsin: #61 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 307 boysWIMichigan: #116 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 802 boysMINew York: #165 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 1,179 boysNYMassachusetts: #166 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,654 boysMARhode Island: #107 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 713 boysRIOregon: #74 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 368 boysORNevada: #120 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 723 boysNVWyoming: #93 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 433 boysWYSouth Dakota: #58 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 253 boysSDIowa: #47 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 193 boysIAIndiana: #79 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 462 boysINOhio: #98 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 633 boysOHPennsylvania: #130 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,022 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,828 boysNJConnecticut: #125 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 931 boysCTCalifornia: #207 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 1,293 boysCAUtah: #132 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 759 boysUTColorado: #91 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 512 boysCONebraska: #53 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 194 boysNEMissouri: #75 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 422 boysMOKentucky: #114 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 731 boysKYWest Virginia: #99 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 620 boysWVVirginia: #146 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 999 boysVAMaryland: #147 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 998 boysMDDelaware: #128 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 779 boysDEArizona: #177 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 990 boysAZNew Mexico: #146 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 730 boysNMKansas: #66 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 341 boysKSArkansas: #124 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 659 boysARTennessee: #109 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 677 boysTNNorth Carolina: #149 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 999 boysNCSouth Carolina: #248 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,729 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lucas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #113 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 642 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 874 boysLAMississippi: #165 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 907 boysMSAlabama: #137 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 752 boysALGeorgia: #239 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,760 boysGAHawaii: #213 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,042 boysHITexas: #185 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 987 boysTXFlorida: #242 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,662 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#47 · 1 in 193
  2. North Dakota#51 · 1 in 179
  3. Nebraska#53 · 1 in 194
  4. Minnesota#54 · 1 in 233
  5. South Dakota#58 · 1 in 253

Best ever in a state: #1 in Rhode Island, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#471061 in 193
North Dakota#51321 in 179
Nebraska#53621 in 194
Minnesota#541341 in 233
South Dakota#58211 in 253
Wisconsin#611101 in 307
Kansas#66521 in 341
Maine#71211 in 341
Idaho#73231 in 345
Oregon#74501 in 368
Missouri#75851 in 422
Montana#75181 in 321
Indiana#79821 in 462
Washington#83691 in 457
Vermont#8771 in 470
Colorado#91491 in 512
Illinois#921411 in 580
Wyoming#9391 in 433
Ohio#981201 in 633
West Virginia#99201 in 620
Rhode Island#10781 in 713
New Hampshire#10881 in 777
Tennessee#109471 in 677
Alaska#11381 in 588
Oklahoma#113391 in 642
Kentucky#114351 in 731
Michigan#116781 in 802
Nevada#12081 in 723
Arkansas#124231 in 659
Connecticut#125201 in 931
Delaware#12851 in 779
Pennsylvania#130751 in 1,022
Utah#132241 in 759
Alabama#137341 in 752
New Mexico#146161 in 730
Virginia#146351 in 999
Maryland#147261 in 998
North Carolina#149381 in 999
Mississippi#165201 in 907
New York#165991 in 1,179
Massachusetts#166221 in 1,654
Arizona#177241 in 990
Louisiana#180421 in 874
Texas#1851441 in 987
California#2071601 in 1,293
Hawaii#21371 in 1,042
New Jersey#218241 in 1,828
Georgia#239231 in 1,760
Florida#242411 in 1,662
South Carolina#248121 in 1,729
District of Columbia———

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
  • 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)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s41#533 (1881)#807
1890s67#650 (1893)#771
1900s55#910 (1903)#1,058
1910s286#918 (1918)#1,083
1920s403#976 (1923)#1,122
1930s254#1,148 (1935)#1,366
1940s256#1,235 (1944)#1,391
1950s339#975 (1959)#1,361
1960s857#707 (1969)#818
1970s8,817#108 (1979)#342
1980s26,088#88 (1981)#113
1990s38,178#90 (1999)#98
2000s70,995#39 (2009)#63
2010s118,661#8 (2018)#19
2020s65,795#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 1983

girls
#4,686
15 births · 1 in 111,374 girls
boys
#117
2,359 births · 1 in 760 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #4,686Lucas15

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #117Lucas2,359
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 111,374 of them was named Lucas, which outranked 61.2% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucas
  1. #4,476Yashira16
  2. #4,476Yecenia16
  3. #4,476Yocheved16
  4. #4,686Lucas15
  5. #4,686Adrean15
  6. #4,686Aiyana15
  7. #4,686Akita15
  8. #4,884Aaryn14
  9. #4,884Adelita14
  10. #4,884Agnieszka14

Tied with 197 names at #4,686; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 760 of them was named Lucas, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucas
  1. #114Miguel2,378
  2. #115Mario2,373
  3. #116Johnny2,361
  4. #117Lucas2,359
  5. #118Bobby2,357
  6. #119Tony2,351
  7. #120Allen2,247
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1983 →