People with the first name Lucas
249,246
About 1 in 1,330 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Lucas?
Lucas was the #220 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#220
More common than 99.6% of listed first names
Peak year
2017
13,044 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
10,228
#17 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,330
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.8% male0.2% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Lucas across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Lucas reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2017, with 13,044 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 10,228 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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