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Lukas
Say it: LOO-kahs
Meaning
German form of Luke, from Greek Loukas, probably 'man from Lucania'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Among the most popular boys' names in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in recent decades.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 36,946 babies given this name since 1963
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 1,000 boys
- 1,701 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lucas
| English | Luke |
|---|---|
| French | Luc |
| Italian | Luca |
| Spanish | Lucas |
| Dutch | Lucas |
| Polish | Łukasz |
Famous bearers
- Lucas Cranach the Elder, painter
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.