Boys' name · since 1881
Lucas
Lucas has 331,092 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 331,092
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
331,092 babies have been named Lucas since 1881, making it today's #10 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucas has been recorded 331,092 times among boys since 1881, currently ranked #10 nationally and more common than 99.9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #104 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 331,092 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucas ranks #104 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 331,092 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 331,092
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucas's 331,092 recorded births place it above 99.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lucas compares
331,092 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lucas's all-time total is 897x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 331,092 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13,032 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lucas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lucas splits its recorded history at 1957: 100% of all births land in the more recent half, 0% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 13,032 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lucas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 13,032
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Lucas popularity over time - girls
536 total births recorded since 1976 (Lucas as girls' name)
Lucas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118,661 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Lucas's strongest decade.
118,661 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lucas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 67
1890s
67 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s 286
1910s
286 births
- 1920s 403
1920s
403 births
- 1930s 254
1930s
254 births
- 1940s 256
1940s
256 births
- 1950s 339
1950s
339 births
- 1960s 857
1960s
857 births
- 1970s 8,817
1970s
8,817 births
- 1980s 26,088
1980s
26,088 births
- 1990s 38,178
1990s
38,178 births
- 2000s
2000s
70,995 births
- 2010s
2010s
118,661 births
- 2020s
2020s
65,795 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118,661 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lucas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lucas's total volume
Lucas by state
Where Lucas concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35,752 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 23,475 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21,455 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 20,855 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15,107 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 13,642 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13,449 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 12,558 | 3.8% |
35,752 of 331,092 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lucas appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lucas's data
- Lucas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (118,661 total births) through the 2020s (65,795) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lucass (35,752 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lucas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.