Lukas
Lukas was the 288th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,161 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 214th with 1,787 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 35 places. More babies were named Lukas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning man from Lucania (form of Lucas) · Greek, Latin, German
Say it LOO-kuhs /ˈlukəs/
- Rank in 2025
- #288 boys, down 70 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,161boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20191,787 babies
- Total since 1880
- 44,072babies recorded
What does the name Lukas mean?
Lukas is a German, Scandinavian and Central European spelling of Lucas, the Latin form of Greek Loukas, the name of the Gospel writer Luke. DMNES glosses Loukas 'man from Lucania', a region of southern Italy. Wiktionary notes that Lukas is a rare variant in English, while Wikipedia lists it as one of several romanizations of the Greek name. Luke is the usual English form.
Λουκᾶς (Koine Greek, “Loukas”)Lūcānia (Latin, “Lucania, a region of Italy”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'Man from Lucania' is DMNES's gloss for Loukas.
Related names: Lucas, Luke, Luka, Luca, Loukas.
See also: Greek names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lukas', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Lukas', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Luke', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Nicknames for Lukas
The usual nicknames for Lukas are Luke. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Lukas in the last five years, 514 were named Luke, against 911 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke · also for Lucas | Modern | #33 | 36,365 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lukass go by each one.
Lukas popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 19 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #288 | 1,161 |
| 2020 | #218 | 1,711 |
| 2010 | #230 | 1,528 |
| 2000 | #367 | 723 |
| 1990 | #528 | 350 |
| 1980 | #728 | 146 |
| 1970 | #3,710 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lukas, counting every spelling?
Lukas is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #296 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #288 for Lukas on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,184 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas | 1,161 | #288 | 7,079 |
| Lukasz | 23 | #4,484 | 102 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lukas?
1,161 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lukas (0.32 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lukas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lukas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lukas?
About 43,400 people born in the US named Lukas are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Lukas mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lukas by state
How common Lukas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Hampshire (2.1×), Connecticut (1.9×), Montana (1.8×), Idaho (1.6×), Florida (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maine, North Dakota, Delaware.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lukas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lukas, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lukas · Sibling names for Lukas
Questions about the name Lukas
What does Lukas mean?
Lukas means “man from Lucania (form of Lucas)” (Greek, Latin, German origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lukas?
Lukas was the 288th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,161 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 214th with 1,787 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 35 places. More babies were named Lukas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lukas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lukas in the US.
Where is Lukas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lukas was most common in New Hampshire (1.76 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alaska and Connecticut.