Lucas
Lucas is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #32 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
About the Name Lucas
Lucas ranked #32 in 2025, down from its peak of #17 in 2009 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 27 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Lucas is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Lucas on the register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #10, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
⭐ Famous People Named Lucas
- Andrea R. Lucas — Andrea Ruth Lucas is an American lawyer, currently serving as the chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Lucas Chevalier — Lucas Eugène Chevalier is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
- Lucas Bergvall — Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lucas
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lucas
Almost certainly the only Lucas in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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