Lucan vs Lucas

Side-by-side comparison of Lucan and Lucas - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lucan

Boy name · Rank #6957

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Name B

Lucas

Boy name · Rank #9

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Metric Lucan Lucas
Current Rank #6957 #9
Total Births (all years) 484 331,092
Peak Year 1978 2017
Peak Year Births 41 13,032
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Lucan Lucas
1880s - 41
1890s - 67
1900s - 55
1910s - 286
1920s - 403
1930s - 254
1940s - 256
1950s - 339
1960s - 857
1970s 78 8,817
1980s 43 26,088
1990s 17 38,178
2000s 87 70,995
2010s 180 118,661
2020s 79 65,795

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lucan Lucas
2014 26 12,175
2015 19 12,331
2016 15 12,906
2017 19 13,032
2018 14 12,665
2019 13 12,483
2020 15 11,386
2021 10 11,584
2022 19 10,973
2023 8 10,890
2024 12 10,743
2025 15 10,219

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1977–2025.

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