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Boy's name · #10 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Lucas reached its best rank, #8, in 2018 and ranked #10 in 2025. About 331,000 boys have carried it since 1881.
US births of Lucas rose from 303 in 1973 to 890 in 1975, as NBC aired the drama Lucas Tanner.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Lucas is especially popular in Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
#7 in Spain (2024) · #7 in Netherlands (2025) · #8 in Belgium (2025) · #8 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #14 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #14 in Portugal (2023) · #15 in Ecuador (2025) · #16 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #17 in Denmark (2025) · #18 in New Zealand (2025) · #19 in France (2025) · #19 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) and 15 more.
Among 2,439 notable people named Lucas:
Sports figures appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucas Vázquez, Spanish association football player.
Popular twin pairings with Lucas include Logan and Jacob for boys.
Similar names: Luca · Sebastian · Luis · Julian · Miles · Leo
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