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Lukas

/ˈlukəz/ · 100% boys · #288 in the US for boys, 2025

Lukas has been given to about 44,072 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlukəz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 42,788
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lukas per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 1,787
  • Born in 20251,161
  • All time44,072
  • England & Wales, 2025#321 · 138

How popular is Lukas?

Lukas ranks 288th among American boys in 2025, with 1,161 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 1,787 babies were given the name, ranking 214th. The typical living American called Lukas is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.

Names that sound like Lukas

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lucas0.96
  2. Luka0.75
  3. Luca0.71
  4. Lucca0.67
  5. Luis0.56
  6. Lucian0.57
  7. Lucius0.56
  8. Luke0.53

Middle names for Lukas

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lukas John0.77
  2. Lukas Dean0.76
  3. Lukas Bryce0.76
  4. Lukas Ross0.76
  5. Lukas Quinn0.76
  6. Lukas Neal0.76

Sibling names for Lukas

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kylerbrother · 0.99
  2. Alinasister · 0.99
  3. Alainasister · 0.99
  4. Tuckerbrother · 0.98
  5. Alaynasister · 0.98
  6. Reidbrother · 0.98

Where Lukas is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alaska0.18%
  2. Hawaii0.12%
  3. New Hampshire0.10%
  4. Montana0.09%
  5. Rhode Island0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lukas Anderson0.74
  2. Lukas White0.72
  3. Lukas Reyes0.72
  4. Lukas Nguyen0.72
  5. Lukas Moore0.72
  6. Lukas Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lukas

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lukas across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.