Lukas is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lukas means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lukas across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lukas has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lukas is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “from Lucania, light”. The German and Scandinavian form of Luke.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 44,072 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,885 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 398 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 191 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 601 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 70 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lukas per year, United States (1963 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (1,787/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (295/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (42/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2013 (32/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2010 (17/yr).
Lukas has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #383 nationally (given to 2,079 babies that year).
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