Lukas is a distinctive choice, ranked #321 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lukas in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#321
US Rank #288
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About the Name Lukas
Lukas is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 77 places over five years. Its high point was #189 in 2012, and it now sits at #311. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lukas is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lukas in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #268, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Lukas
Lukas Sieper — Lukas Sieper is a German politician (Party of Progress).
Lukas Perathoner — Lukas Perathoner is an Italian former alpine skier.
Lukas Bergmann — Lukas Felipe Bergmann is a Brazilian volleyball player.
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 Lukas
Unlikely. With around 138 UK babies named Lukas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lukas in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lukas has been fairly steady, ranked #321 in 2025 against #234 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #189 in 2012.
Lukas is more popular in the US (#268) than in the UK (#311). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lukas include: Lukas Sieper, Lukas Perathoner and Lukas Bergmann. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lukas appears in the US top 500 at #268 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
138
UK babies named Lukas (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 87 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lukas
Almost certainly the only Lukas in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lukas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lukas Josef Podolski (German: [ˈluːkas poˈdɔlskiː]; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, Polish: [ˈwukaʂ pɔˈdɔlskʲi], 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
Lukas Reichel is a German professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).