Lukas

Lukas: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from Lucania”
Origin: Greek
Say it: LOO-kahs · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Variant of Lucas/Luke, ultimately from Greek Loukas, meaning a man from Lucania in southern Italy. Lukas is widely used in Germanic, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages.

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How popular is Lukas?

2024387 per million US babies

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Babies named Lukas in 20241,287

2024 rank#268 boys

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 188042,897

Lukas has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lukas

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Theodoregift of God · Greek
Sebastianfrom Sebaste · Greek
Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
Lukefrom Lucania · Greek
Christopherbearer of Christ · Greek
Andrewmanly, brave · Greek
Theogod · Greek
Georgefarmer, earth-worker · Greek

Lukas questions

What does the name Lukas mean?

Lukas means "from Lucania". It comes from Greek. Variant of Lucas/Luke, ultimately from Greek Loukas, meaning a man from Lucania in southern Italy. Lukas is widely used in Germanic, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages.

Is Lukas a boy or girl name?

Lukas is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lukas?

1,287 US babies were named Lukas in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Lukas?

Lukas is usually pronounced LOO-kahs.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.