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Lucas

LOO-kus · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Light; from Lucania
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9
2024 births10,703
Peak year2017
First appeared1881
Total US births320,790
2017 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LukeLuca
Alternate spellings
LukasLoukas
In other languages
Luca (Italian)Lukas (German)Lucas (Spanish/Portuguese)Loukas (Greek)

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Notable people named Lucas

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