Baby name meaning

Lucas

Bringer of light · Latin origin

Meaning & origin

Lucas is a male name of Latin origin, meaning “Bringer of light”.

How popular is Lucas?

In England & Wales, Lucas ranked #25 among boys' names in 2024, with 1,550 babies given the name, close to its #30 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2009, when it reached #17.

In the United States, Lucas was the #8 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Lucas — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Lucas over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #1,520US 1960: #865US 1970: #645US 1980: #98US 1990: #112US 2000: #83US 2010: #35US 2020: #8England & Wales 2024: #25United StatesEngland & Wales
Lucas’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Lucas in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#171202
2000#90611
2005#581,126
2009#173,276
2010#193,035
2015#272,448
2020#251,946
2024#251,550

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