Lukas
- Last seen for girls in 2009 at #17,294
- #288 for boys in 2025, 1,161 births
- Given to boys >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2019 · 1,787 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 44,053since 1963
Lukas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Lukas has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #288 | 1,161 | |
| 2024 | — | #269 | 1,289 | |
| 2023 | — | #236 | 1,481 | |
| 2022 | — | #236 | 1,475 | |
| 2021 | — | #227 | 1,673 | |
| 2020 | — | #218 | 1,711 | |
| 2019 | — | #214 | 1,787 | |
| 2018 | — | #231 | 1,652 | |
| 2017 | — | #220 | 1,743 | |
| 2016 | — | #221 | 1,758 | |
| 2015 | — | #253 | 1,430 | |
| 2014 | — | #229 | 1,635 | |
| 2013 | — | #242 | 1,492 | |
| 2012 | — | #232 | 1,543 | |
| 2011 | — | #249 | 1,388 | |
| 2010 | — | #230 | 1,528 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #244 | 1,449 |
| 2008 | — | #245 | 1,478 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #236 | 1,547 |
| 2006 | — | #244 | 1,408 | |
| 2005 | — | #262 | 1,257 | |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #294 | 1,080 |
| 2003 | — | #311 | 961 | |
| 2002 | — | #318 | 889 | |
| 2001 | — | #338 | 818 | |
| 2000 | — | #367 | 723 | |
| 1999 | — | #362 | 721 | |
| 1998 | — | #391 | 630 | |
| 1997 | — | #391 | 607 | |
| 1996 | — | #380 | 612 | |
| 1995 | — | #425 | 536 | |
| 1994 | — | #433 | 526 | |
| 1993 | — | #457 | 469 | |
| 1992 | — | #457 | 478 | |
| 1991 | — | #512 | 376 | |
| 1990 | — | #527 | 350 | |
| 1989 | — | #495 | 373 | |
| 1988 | — | #571 | 261 | |
| 1987 | — | #661 | 190 | |
| 1986 | — | #733 | 152 | |
| 1985 | — | #627 | 196 | |
| 1984 | — | #769 | 126 | |
| 1983 | — | #706 | 147 | |
| 1982 | — | #717 | 147 | |
| 1981 | — | #679 | 162 | |
| 1980 | — | #725 | 146 | |
| 1979 | — | #794 | 119 | |
| 1978 | — | #927 | 87 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,144 | 58 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,210 | 51 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,191 | 50 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,692 | 28 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,124 | 19 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,158 | 18 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
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| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1963
The first year at least five boys were named Lukas! It came in at #3,318, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1965, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Lukas 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
- Alaska#110 · 1 in 325
- New Hampshire#169 · 1 in 563
- Hawaii#180 · 1 in 486
- Connecticut#197 · 1 in 777
- Rhode Island#200 · 1 in 625
Best ever in a state: #76 in Wyoming, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #110 | 7 | 1 in 325 |
| New Hampshire | #169 | 8 | 1 in 563 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| Connecticut | #197 | 17 | 1 in 777 |
| Rhode Island | #200 | 5 | 1 in 625 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 627 |
| Oregon | #210 | 20 | 1 in 753 |
| New Mexico | #213 | 9 | 1 in 722 |
| Florida | #214 | 100 | 1 in 955 |
| Kansas | #230 | 17 | 1 in 826 |
| Michigan | #235 | 43 | 1 in 935 |
| Wisconsin | #235 | 25 | 1 in 937 |
| Colorado | #237 | 27 | 1 in 994 |
| Kentucky | #245 | 22 | 1 in 934 |
| Illinois | #248 | 46 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Maryland | #257 | 21 | 1 in 1,090 |
| Massachusetts | #264 | 22 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Nevada | #267 | 11 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Missouri | #272 | 25 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Ohio | #274 | 45 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Utah | #274 | 18 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Virginia | #276 | 31 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Indiana | #279 | 29 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 985 |
| Oklahoma | #293 | 16 | 1 in 1,105 |
| West Virginia | #299 | 6 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Texas | #316 | 117 | 1 in 1,496 |
| California | #317 | 115 | 1 in 1,526 |
| North Carolina | #320 | 37 | 1 in 1,391 |
| New Jersey | #324 | 26 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Tennessee | #325 | 27 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Arizona | #332 | 23 | 1 in 1,423 |
| New York | #338 | 52 | 1 in 1,624 |
| South Carolina | #348 | 15 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Washington | #351 | 21 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Pennsylvania | #371 | 29 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Idaho | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Nebraska | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Iowa | #399 | 8 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Alabama | #400 | 13 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Louisiana | #426 | 11 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Georgia | #428 | 26 | 1 in 1,932 |
| Minnesota | #446 | 12 | 1 in 2,042 |
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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 Lukas
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 70 spots since 2020 (#218 → #288)
- Biggest jump: 217 spots in 1978
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1986
Rise & fade · boys
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1963
- Peaked 2019 at #214 (1,787 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1978–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,004
- Highest: 1 in 1,004 boys born in 2019 were named Lukas (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,471 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 36.2% of all boys named Lukas (15,956) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46 | #2,784 (1966) | #3,225 |
| 1970s | 446 | #794 (1979) | #1,842 |
| 1980s | 1,900 | #495 (1989) | #668 |
| 1990s | 5,305 | #362 (1999) | #434 |
| 2000s | 11,610 | #236 (2007) | #286 |
| 2010s | 15,956 | #214 (2019) | #232 |
| 2020s | 8,790 | #218 (2020) | #246 |
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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