Lucas

Where Lucas comes from

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lucas
  • Latin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1472
    Lucas Cranach the Elder born
    German painter and printmaker
  2. 1881
    First appearance
    #533 among boys, 11 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1991
    Lucas Vázquez born
    Spanish association football player
  4. 2018
    Peak, #8
    12,665 babies named Lucas — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Lucas Vázquez · Spanish association football player, born 1991
  • Lucas Cranach the Elder · German painter and printmaker, 1472–1553
  • Lucas Digne · French footballer, born 1993
  • Lucas Hernandez · French footballer, born 1996
  • Lucas Neill · Australian association football player, born 1978

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.