Boys' name · since 1963
Lukas
Lukas has 44,053 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,053
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lukas currently ranks #288 among boys' names in America, with 44,053 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Lukas recorded 44,053 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #288 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #545 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 44,053 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lukas ranks #545 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 44,053 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,053
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lukas's 44,053 recorded births place it above 98.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lukas compares
44,053 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Lukas's all-time total is 119x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lukas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44,053 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,787 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lukas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lukas splits its recorded history at 1995: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 1,787 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lukas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,787
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Lukas popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 2004 (Lukas as girls' name)
Lukas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,956 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Lukas's strongest decade.
15,956 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lukas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 446
1970s
446 births
- 1980s 1,900
1980s
1,900 births
- 1990s 5,305
1990s
5,305 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,610 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,956 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,790 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,956 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lukas 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 Lukas's total volume
Lukas by state
Where Lukas concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,814 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,718 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,682 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,619 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,345 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,886 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,803 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,737 | 3.9% |
4,814 of 44,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lukas appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lukas's data
- Lukas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,956 total births) through the 2020s (8,790) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lukass (4,814 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lukas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Lukas 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.