boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Lukas

Meaning a man from Lucania Gender Boy Rank 2025 #288 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).

Rank 2025
#288
among boys · ↓19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,161
named Lukas · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,471
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
1,787 babies
All-time total
44,072
#545 all-time among boys
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Lukas popularity over time

44,072 babies have been named Lukas since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 46 46 5 – #2,899
1970s – 446 446 45 +870% #796
1980s – 1,900 1,900 190 +326% #496
1990s – 5,305 5,305 531 +179% #362
2000s 19 11,610 11,629 1,163 +119% #236
2010s – 15,956 15,956 1,596 +37% #214
2020s (to 2025) – 8,790 8,790 1,465 -8% #218

Where Lukas is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,115 0.65 #307
2027 1,077 0.63 #317
2028 1,046 0.61 #325
2029 1,021 0.60 #332
2030 999 0.58 #337

Where Lukas is most popular

Boys named Lukas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.820 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, Alaska, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lukas born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 39 1.76 +114%
Alaska 19 1.60 +95%
Connecticut 104 1.54 +87%
Montana 26 1.47 +80%
Idaho 53 1.30 +58%
Florida 604 1.28 +56%
Wisconsin 145 1.22 +49%
New Mexico 40 1.21 +48%
Oregon 92 1.21 +48%
Kansas 83 1.21 +48%
Arkansas 75 1.19 +45%
Kentucky 114 1.14 +39%
Michigan 232 1.13 +38%
New Jersey 222 1.10 +35%
Washington 180 1.10 +34%
Illinois 277 1.08 +32%
Utah 103 1.08 +32%
Colorado 136 1.05 +29%
Rhode Island 17 1.04 +27%
Wyoming 6 1.04 +27%
Virginia 196 1.03 +26%
Nevada 58 1.02 +24%
West Virginia 33 1.01 +23%
Maryland 119 0.998 +22%
New York 425 0.982 +20%
Missouri 136 0.981 +20%
Ohio 258 0.974 +19%
Pennsylvania 256 0.964 +18%
Massachusetts 130 0.945 +15%
South Carolina 96 0.929 +13%
Nebraska 40 0.920 +12%
Indiana 143 0.892 +9%
Oklahoma 77 0.871 +6%
California 778 0.851 ≈ national
North Carolina 216 0.846 ≈ national
Hawaii 13 0.837 ≈ national
Tennessee 148 0.820 ≈ national
Minnesota 96 0.783 -5%
Georgia 196 0.774 -6%
Arizona 120 0.733 -11%
Texas 632 0.717 -12%
Iowa 47 0.682 -17%
Alabama 74 0.677 -17%
Mississippi 34 0.598 -27%
Louisiana 61 0.596 -27%
South Dakota 11 0.591 -28%
Delaware 7 0.462 -44%
North Dakota 7 0.410 -50%
Maine 6 0.309 -62%
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lukas

Lukas is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #288 in 2025 with 1,161 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 44,072 American babies have been named Lukas. Its peak came in 2019, when 1,787 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lukas stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lukas?

The median living Lukas is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 43 thousand people named Lukas are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lukas year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 1,161 #288
2024 – – 1,289 #269
2023 – – 1,481 #236
2022 – – 1,475 #236
2021 – – 1,673 #227
2020 – – 1,711 #218
2019 – – 1,787 #214
2018 – – 1,652 #231
2017 – – 1,743 #220
2016 – – 1,758 #221
2015 – – 1,430 #253
2014 – – 1,635 #229
2013 – – 1,492 #242
2012 – – 1,543 #232
2011 – – 1,388 #249
2010 – – 1,528 #230
2009 5 #19,046 1,449 #244
2008 – – 1,478 #245
2007 5 #19,349 1,547 #236
2006 – – 1,408 #245
2005 – – 1,257 #262
2004 9 #11,253 1,080 #294
2003 – – 961 #311
2002 – – 889 #318
2001 – – 818 #338
2000 – – 723 #367
1995 – – 536 #426
1990 – – 350 #528
1985 – – 196 #628
1980 – – 146 #728
1975 – – 50 #1,200
1970 – – 8 #3,710
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lukas

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lukas Haas Lukas Haas American actor (born 1976) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lukas Klostermann Lukas Klostermann German footballer (born 1996) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lukas Moodysson Lukas Moodysson Swedish writer and film director b. 1969 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Lukas Jutkiewicz Lukas Jutkiewicz English footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  5. 5 Lukas Ridgeston Slovak actor, director and model b. 1974 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Lukas Foss Lukas Foss German-American composer, pianist and conductor (1922–2009) Contemporary
  7. 7 Lukas Lerager Lukas Lerager Danish footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  8. 8 Lukas Hofer Lukas Hofer Italian biathlete (born 1989) Contemporary
  9. 9 Lukas Hinterseer Lukas Hinterseer Austrian footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  10. 10 Lukas Rupp Lukas Rupp German footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  11. 11 Lukas Spalvis Lukas Spalvis Lithuanian footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  12. 12 Lukas Raeder Lukas Raeder German footballer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Lukas Klünter Lukas Klünter German footballer b. 1996 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lukas, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lukas?

The median living Lukas is about 14 years old. Half of all living Lukass are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Lukas are alive today?

An estimated 43 thousand people named Lukas are alive in the United States, based on 44,072 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lukas mean?

Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).

How popular is the name Lukas in 2025?

Lukas ranked #288 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,161 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lukas?

44,072 babies have been named Lukas in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lukas most popular?

Lukas peaked in 2019, when 1,787 newborns received the name.

Is Lukas a boy or girl name?

Lukas is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lukas rising or falling?

Lukas has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lukas become more popular?

Lukas is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 999 boys named Lukas in 2030, which would rank around #337. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lukas?

Well-known people named Lukas include Lukas Haas (actor), Lukas Klostermann (soccer player), Lukas Moodysson (writer).

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