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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 628 boysAKMaine: #78 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 294 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 197 boysVTNew Hampshire: #68 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 256 boysNHWashington: #88 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 395 boysWAIdaho: #87 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 364 boysIDMontana: #66 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 210 boysMTNorth Dakota: #43 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 132 boysNDMinnesota: #50 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 195 boysMNIllinois: #80 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 407 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 220 boysWIMichigan: #101 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 563 boysMINew York: #122 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 768 boysNYMassachusetts: #91 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 539 boysMARhode Island: #95 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 467 boysRIOregon: #89 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 394 boysORNevada: #111 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 510 boysNVWyoming: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 393 boysWYSouth Dakota: #62 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 217 boysSDIowa: #47 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 178 boysIAIndiana: #77 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 345 boysINOhio: #106 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 603 boysOHPennsylvania: #100 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 637 boysPANew Jersey: #164 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,214 boysNJConnecticut: #131 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 938 boysCTCalifornia: #173 for boys · 309 births · 1 in 932 boysCAUtah: #161 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 871 boysUTColorado: #83 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 362 boysCONebraska: #66 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 235 boysNEMissouri: #93 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 460 boysMOKentucky: #77 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 339 boysKYWest Virginia: #92 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 449 boysWVVirginia: #114 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 679 boysVAMaryland: #126 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 743 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 669 boysDEArizona: #165 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 822 boysAZNew Mexico: #97 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 383 boysNMKansas: #95 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 374 boysKSArkansas: #140 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 748 boysARTennessee: #86 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 437 boysTNNorth Carolina: #105 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 598 boysNCSouth Carolina: #139 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 750 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #276 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,317 boysDCOklahoma: #113 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 544 boysOKLouisiana: #188 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 939 boysLAMississippi: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,197 boysMSAlabama: #130 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 694 boysALGeorgia: #164 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 936 boysGAHawaii: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 994 boysHITexas: #201 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 1,029 boysTXFlorida: #220 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,329 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#43 · 1 in 132
  2. Iowa#47 · 1 in 178
  3. Minnesota#50 · 1 in 195
  4. Wisconsin#56 · 1 in 220
  5. Vermont#58 · 1 in 197

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#43321 in 132
Iowa#471011 in 178
Minnesota#501591 in 195
Wisconsin#561491 in 220
Vermont#58161 in 197
South Dakota#62211 in 217
Montana#66211 in 210
Nebraska#66451 in 235
New Hampshire#68281 in 256
Indiana#771161 in 345
Kentucky#77731 in 339
Maine#78251 in 294
Illinois#802151 in 407
Colorado#83671 in 362
Tennessee#86811 in 437
Idaho#87191 in 364
Washington#88911 in 395
Oregon#89501 in 394
Massachusetts#91771 in 539
West Virginia#92231 in 449
Missouri#93811 in 460
Kansas#95431 in 374
Rhode Island#95141 in 467
New Mexico#97301 in 383
Pennsylvania#1001261 in 637
Michigan#1011221 in 563
North Carolina#105771 in 598
Ohio#1061321 in 603
Wyoming#10661 in 393
Nevada#111181 in 510
Oklahoma#113381 in 544
Virginia#114621 in 679
Delaware#11671 in 669
New York#1221751 in 768
Maryland#126441 in 743
Alabama#130381 in 694
Connecticut#131231 in 938
Alaska#13771 in 628
South Carolina#139311 in 750
Arkansas#140201 in 748
Utah#161191 in 871
Georgia#164521 in 936
New Jersey#164441 in 1,214
Arizona#165371 in 822
California#1733091 in 932
Louisiana#188331 in 939
Texas#2011491 in 1,029
Hawaii#20771 in 994
Florida#220671 in 1,329
Mississippi#221141 in 1,197
District of Columbia#27661 in 1,317

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 1991

girls
#10,271
7 births · 1 in 267,858 girls
boys
#107
3,240 births · 1 in 624 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #10,271Lucas7

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #107Lucas3,240
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 267,858 of them was named Lucas, which outranked 33.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucas
  1. #9,336Zehra8
  2. #9,336Zuly8
  3. #9,336Zuzanna8
  4. #10,271Lucas7
  5. #10,271Abelina7
  6. #10,271Abeni7
  7. #10,271Abiola7
  8. #11,509Aamber6
  9. #11,509Abagael6
  10. #11,509Abbagail6

Tied with 1,237 names at #10,271; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 624 of them was named Lucas, which outranked 98.9% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucas
  1. #104Chad3,585
  2. #105Spencer3,564
  3. #106Wesley3,267
  4. #107Lucas3,240
  5. #108Chase3,225
  6. #109Douglas3,156
  7. #110Johnathan3,120
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →