Lucas
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Lucas means “man from Lucania,” a region in southern Italy, with Luke and Lukas as forms. Lucas is also linked to “light” or “luminous.” In the Bible Lucas is one of Paul’s fellow workers, possibly the same as Luke the gospel writer. The name honors Star Wars creator George Lucas, and Marvel’s Lucas Bishop is an energy-absorbing X-Man.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Lucas in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lucas against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lucas is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lucas in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 10,219 boys were named Lucas, making it the #10 boys' name in the US. Since 1881, 331,092 boys have been named Lucas, with the most (13,032) in 2017. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Delaware.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lucas in other languages
- Lucius Dutch, English, German, Latin
- Luc Dutch, French, Welsh
- Luka Dutch, Slovenian
- Luke Dutch, English
- Luca Italian
- Lucjusz Polish
- Lukasz English
- Lukáš Czech
- Luuk Dutch
- Łukasz Polish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Lucas
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Lucas, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Lucas (Category 1) | 2021 | South Pacific | 120 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Lucas
There are 382 towns and villages with Lucas in their name, in 31 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 188🇧🇷 Brazil 27🇺🇸 United States 24🇬🇹 Guatemala 23🇲🇿 Mozambique 15🇦🇷 Argentina 12🇵🇪 Peru 12🇧🇴 Bolivia 9
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lucas | Mato Grosso, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 27,665 | Map |
| Lucas | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,883 | Map |
| San Lucas | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4,716 | Map |
| Lucas González | Entre Rios, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4,466 | Map |
| San Lucas | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3,085 | Map |
| San Lucas | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,267 | Map |
| San Lucas | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,551 | Map |
| San Lucas | Guanajuato, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,396 | Map |
| San Lucas | El Paraíso Department, 🇭🇳 Honduras | 1,307 | Map |
| San Lucas | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,098 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lucas
There are 36 lakes and reservoirs with Lucas in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 17🇨🇦 Canada 9🇲🇽 Mexico 5🇦🇺 Australia 2🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
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| Lac Lucas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lucas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lucas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lucas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lucas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lagoa Lucas | Pará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lake Lucas | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Lucas | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Lucas | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lucas Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lucas songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lucas in their title. The best known:
- Lucas – Raffaella Carrà (1978)
- Lucas With The Lid Off – Lucas Secon (1994)
- CABO SAN LUCAS
- FOR HELEN AND LUCAS
- LUCAS (Lucas)
- LUCAS (Wilson)
- MISSOURI (Lucas)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lucas
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lucas.
Lucas Auer
Lucas Barrios
Lucas Biglia
Lucas Bryant
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Fictional characters named Lucas
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lucas as a pet name
FurryName has found 468 dogs named Lucas in public pet registers, making it the #226 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (19), Miranda (17), Nariño (municipality) (16). Lucas as a dog name →
FurryName has found 22 cats named Lucas in public pet registers, making it the #279 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (7), Miranda (4), Nariño (municipality) (1). Lucas as a cat name →
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