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Lucas

“To shine; radiating light” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #10 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lucas has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #8 (2018) · 331,092 babies named Lucas all-time · 1 in 170 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #7 in Canada (2024) · #7 in Spain (2024) · #7 in Netherlands (2025) · #8 in Belgium (2025) · #8 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lucases

• Lucas Vázquez — Spanish association football player
• Lucas Cranach the Elder — German painter and printmaker (1472–1553)
• Lucas Hernandez — French footballer (born 1996)
• Lucas Digne — French footballer (born 1993)
• Lucas Neill — Australian association football player

In stories & tradition

• Lucas (Bishop) — Uncanny X-Men
• Lucas the Spider — anthropomorphic spider
• Lucas Scott — One Tree Hill

What Lucases become

Among 2,439 notable people named Lucas:

Athletes appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucas Vázquez, Spanish association football player.

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