Boys' name · peaked in 2019
Lukas name popularity since 1925
44,072 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lukas. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Lukas is about 15 years old in 2026. Lukas peaked in 2019 as the #214 name for boys, and it ranked #288 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 44,072
- Named Lukas, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #288
- for boys in 2025 (1,161 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 19 girls · 44,053 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 1.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Lukas made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lukas births per year, 1925–2025
2019 was the biggest year for Lukas both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Lukas became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 14,300 baby boys to 1 in 5,360.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lukas's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lukas.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lukas in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 46 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 446 | #1,200 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,900 | #628 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,305 | #426 |
| 2000s | 19 | 11,610 | #262 |
| 2010s | 0 | 15,956 | #253 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 8,790 | #288 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.0% of babies named Lukas from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lukas is most popular
The index compares Lukas's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lukas.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.71× | 1,222 |
| Florida | 1.70× | 2,619 |
| Colorado | 1.67× | 877 |
| Oregon | 1.67× | 667 |
| Wisconsin | 1.59× | 1,339 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lukas and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lukas (this page) | 44,053 | 2019 |
| Lucas | 330,422 | 2017 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lukas's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lukas.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lukas (2019).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data