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Boy name

Lucas

Lucas is currently the #10 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 10,219 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1881, Lucas hit its all-time high of #8 in 2018, when 12,665 boys were given the name. State by state, New Jersey leads the way at #3.

Rankings

2025 rank
#10
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#8
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
10,219
boys named Lucas

Lucas popularity, 1880–2025

0.19%0.38%0.57%0.76%18801900192019401960198020002020#8 in 2018
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: Social Security Administration, 1880–2025

Where Lucas is most popular

Alaska: #46 (14 boys, 0.62% of boys born 2025)AKMaine: #13 (38 boys, 0.99% of boys born 2025)MEVermont: #48 (9 boys, 0.74% of boys born 2025)VTNew Hampshire: #7 (62 boys, 1.38% of boys born 2025)NHWashington: #12 (238 boys, 0.73% of boys born 2025)WAIdaho: #43 (42 boys, 0.49% of boys born 2025)IDMontana: #34 (26 boys, 0.69% of boys born 2025)MTNorth Dakota: #44 (20 boys, 0.60% of boys born 2025)NDMinnesota: #27 (130 boys, 0.53% of boys born 2025)MNWisconsin: #17 (158 boys, 0.67% of boys born 2025)WIMichigan: #16 (245 boys, 0.61% of boys born 2025)MINew York: #4 (705 boys, 0.84% of boys born 2025)NYMassachusetts: #10 (261 boys, 0.97% of boys born 2025)MARhode Island: #6 (45 boys, 1.44% of boys born 2025)RIOregon: #15 (103 boys, 0.68% of boys born 2025)ORNevada: #12 (85 boys, 0.75% of boys born 2025)NVWyoming: #27 (12 boys, 1.10% of boys born 2025)WYSouth Dakota: #37 (23 boys, 0.60% of boys born 2025)SDIowa: #25 (76 boys, 0.55% of boys born 2025)IAIllinois: #12 (340 boys, 0.69% of boys born 2025)ILIndiana: #25 (171 boys, 0.54% of boys born 2025)INOhio: #13 (342 boys, 0.65% of boys born 2025)OHPennsylvania: #9 (391 boys, 0.75% of boys born 2025)PANew Jersey: #3 (399 boys, 1.00% of boys born 2025)NJConnecticut: #9 (134 boys, 1.01% of boys born 2025)CTCalifornia: #17 (1154 boys, 0.66% of boys born 2025)CAUtah: #22 (120 boys, 0.61% of boys born 2025)UTColorado: #17 (177 boys, 0.66% of boys born 2025)CONebraska: #37 (45 boys, 0.51% of boys born 2025)NEMissouri: #27 (153 boys, 0.55% of boys born 2025)MOKentucky: #16 (145 boys, 0.71% of boys born 2025)KYWest Virginia: #26 (42 boys, 0.68% of boys born 2025)WVVirginia: #9 (311 boys, 0.83% of boys born 2025)VAMaryland: #3 (221 boys, 0.97% of boys born 2025)MDDelaware: #5 (36 boys, 1.22% of boys born 2025)DEArizona: #34 (152 boys, 0.46% of boys born 2025)AZNew Mexico: #11 (60 boys, 0.92% of boys born 2025)NMKansas: #41 (68 boys, 0.48% of boys born 2025)KSArkansas: #27 (70 boys, 0.56% of boys born 2025)ARTennessee: #21 (209 boys, 0.57% of boys born 2025)TNNorth Carolina: #11 (349 boys, 0.68% of boys born 2025)NCSouth Carolina: #10 (156 boys, 0.74% of boys born 2025)SCDistrict of Columbia: #14 (27 boys, 1.07% of boys born 2025)DCOklahoma: #20 (107 boys, 0.61% of boys born 2025)OKLouisiana: #23 (99 boys, 0.52% of boys born 2025)LAMississippi: #40 (49 boys, 0.45% of boys born 2025)MSAlabama: #21 (120 boys, 0.56% of boys born 2025)ALGeorgia: #11 (304 boys, 0.61% of boys born 2025)GAHawaii: #11 (31 boys, 1.06% of boys born 2025)HITexas: #13 (1010 boys, 0.58% of boys born 2025)TXFlorida: #3 (935 boys, 0.98% of boys born 2025)FL
Share of boys born in 2025:low → highno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#6), New Hampshire (#7), Delaware (#5)
Uniqueness score
Ultra popular
6
/ 100
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper.

Based on how many babies per birth were named Lucas in the most recent year of SSA data.

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