Lucas

Latin form of Luke

"man from Lucania"

Lucas Origin and Meaning

The name Lucas is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin meaning "man from Lucania".

Lucas is a Top 10 boys' name with a slightly-less-popular almost-identical twin brother, Luke. Like Elijah and Elias, Lucas and Luke come from the same root and have the same meaning and so feel even more popular than they are.

The Latin derivation of the Greek Loukas, the name's meaning references Lucania, an ancient territory in Southern Italy. Along with Luke, Lucas is also related to international name star Luca, while the similar Lucius and Lucian derive from a different root and have a different meaning.

Lucas is enjoying tremendous international success, popular throughout the English-speaking world as well as in a diverse range of countries throughout Europe and Latin America, including Scandinavia, France, Germany, Spain, and Brazil. This makes Lucas the perfect choice for a cross-cultural family.

Lucas has long been a favorite of TV scriptwriters, from the early black-and-white days of The Rifleman (Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain) to the schoolteacher series Lucas Tanner to the more contemporary One Tree Hill. On the literary side, the name appears as Lucas Beauchamp in William Faulkner's Intruder in the Dust and Light in August.

Lucas Cranach was an important German Renaissance painter and printmaker; Lucas Samaras is an eccentric Greek-born American contemporary artist. Some will associate the name with director George Lucas.

Lucas Rank in US Top 1000

# 9 in the US

Lucas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 46 on Nameberry

Lucas Popularity

• 9 US 2023
• 46 Nameberry 2024
• 7 Canada 2023
• 6 Future 2028
• 25 England 2022
• 18 Scotland 2023
• 59 Ireland 2023
• 13 Australia 2023
• 16 New Zealand 2023
• 14 France 2023
• 10 Germany 2017
• 3 Netherlands 2023
• 5 Spain 2022
• 13 Portugal 2022
• 234 Mexico 2021
• 20 Brazil 2023
• 6 Sweden 2022
• 1 Norway 2023
• 15 Denmark 2023
• 45 Finland 2023
• 7 Belgium 2023
• 50 Switzerland 2023
• 4 Chile 2023

20 Names Similar to Lucas

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lucas.

• Luke
• Liam
• Noah
• Jacob
• Logan
• Ethan
• Luca
• Alexander
• Caleb
• Owen
• James
• Isaac
• Elijah
• Nathaniel
• Nathan
• Oliver
• Benjamin
• Sebastian
• Gabriel
• Leo

Famous People Named Lucas

• Lucas / Wong Yukhei / Huang Xuxi Cantonese rapper, dancer and singer; member of the South Korean boy band NCT.
• Lucas Daniel Till American actor
• Lucas Hedges American actor
• Lucas Stephen Grabeel American actor
• Lucas Bolsius Dutch historian and politician
• Lucas Alan Cruikshank American actor on YouTube's Fred series
• Lucas York Black American actor
• Lucas Triana American dancer on TV's "Dance Moms Miami"
• Lucas Pezzini Leiva Brazilian footballer
• Lucas Luhr German racing driver
• George Lucas American film director and producer
• Lucas Puig French pro skateboarder
• Lucas Hartong Dutch MEP
• Lucas Hauchard aka Squeezie French YouTuber
• Lucas Speed Eichorn "Speedy" Watson aka Speedyw03 American YouTuber
• Lucas Olioti aka T3ddy Brazilian YouTuber
• Lucas Dobre American YouTuber; twin brother Marcus Dobre
• Lucas Castelli (b. 2006) son of model Isabeli Fontana
• Lucas Alexander Conrod (b. 2007) son of editor and TV personality Nina Garcia
• Lucas Gorham (b. 2001) son of actor Christopher Gorham
• Lucas Arthur Mathison (b. 2003) Son of actor Cameron Mathison
• Lucas Manu son of actor Corky Nemec
• Lucas Byron Allen son of comedian Byron Allen
• Lucas Biglia Argentine professional footballer
• Lucas Pouille French tennis player
• Lucas Matthew Alan (b. 2020) son of actors Camilla Luddington and Matthew Alan

Lucas in Pop Culture

• Lucas character in MOTHER 3 and the Super Smash Bros. series
• Lucas a main character in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
• Lucas Achillae character in "Crow's Peak" by Sarah Marie Clausen
• Lucas de Beaumanoir character in "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott
• Lucas Bly character in "Lucas"
• Lucas Buck character on "American Gothic"
• Lucas "Luke" Parker character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Lucas Delos character in "Starcrossed" trilogy by Josephine Angelini
• Lucas Fitzgerald character on "Neighbours"
• Lucas Gottesman character on "Pretty Little Liars"
• Lucas Hay character on "Hollyoaks"
• Lucas Hellinger character on "FlashForward"
• Lucas Holden character on "Home and Away"
• Lucas "Luke" Jackson character in "Cool Hand Luke"
• Lucas Johnson character on "EastEnders"
• Lucas Moreno character in "Truth or Dare"
• Lucas Kane character in "Fahrenheit"
• Lucas McCain character on "The Rifleman"
• Lucas North character on 'Spooks'
• Lucas Roberts character on "Days of our Lives"
• Lucas Ross character in "Evernight" by Claudia Gray
• Lucas "Luke" Eugene Scott character on "One Tree Hill"
• Lucas "Luke" Stark character in "Rock Chick" series by Kristen Ashley
• Lucas Wilder son of Dr. Violet Turner and Dr. Pete Wilder of "Private Practice"
• Lucas Wolenczak character on "SeaQuest DSV"
• Lucas Friar character on "Girl Meets World"
• Lucas "Luke" Danes character on "Gilmore Girls"
• Lucas Baker character in "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard"
• Lucas "Snapper" Carr character in DC Universe
• Lucas Sinclair character in "Stranger Things"
• Lucas character in "The Heart of Earth"
• Lucas the Spider animated spider on YouTube
• Lucas van Der Heijden Character in “Skam NL”
• Lucas Miller character on the podcast "The Adventure Zone"