Male name
Lucas
50,442 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2009. Expression number: 11.
Origin
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.From Wiktionary, entry “Lucas”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2009: 3,276 births. 50,442 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 17th among boys' names in 2009. It is still given: 8,311 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2017: 13,044 births. 331,628 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 8th among boys' names in 2018. It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 54,458 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2018: 133 births. 2,178 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 55th among boys' names in 2018. It really came into use around 2005. It is still given: 486 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 188,095 | 1900–2025 | 1st in 2002 |
| Argentina | 46,249 | 2012–2023 | 49th in 2012 |
| Quebec | 7,937 | 1980–2025 | 19th in 2011 |
| Switzerland | 7,475* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 4,491 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Austria | 3,829 | 1984–2025 | 55th in 2004 |
| Berlin | 772 | 2012–2023 | 48th in 2012 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
4
work, structure, stability
3 + 1 = 4
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 3 + 1 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.