How popular is the baby name Lucas in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Lucas.

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Popularity of the baby name Lucas


Posts that mention the name Lucas

Popular baby names in Ontario (Canada), 2019

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According to the Government of Ontario, the most popular baby names in the province in 2019 were Olivia and Noah.

Here are Ontario’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia, 933 baby girls
  2. Charlotte
  3. Emma
  4. Ava
  5. Sophia

Boy Names

  1. Noah, 841 baby boys
  2. Liam
  3. Lucas
  4. Benjamin
  5. Ethan

In the girls’ top 5, Sophia replaced Amelia.

In the boys’ top 5, Ethan replaced William.

In 2018, the top two names were Olivia and Liam.

Source: Ontario’s Most Popular Baby Names for 2019

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ontario (public domain)

Popular baby names in Norway, 2020

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According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in the country in 2020 were Nora/Norah and Jakob/Jacob.

Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Nora/Norah, 416 baby girls
  2. Emma, 362
  3. Ella, 337
  4. Maja/Maia/Maya, 321
  5. Olivia, 315
  6. Emilie, 306
  7. Sofie/Sophie, 296
  8. Leah/Lea, 288
  9. Sofia/Sophia, 282
  10. Ingrid, 271

Boy Names

  1. Jakob/Jacob, 422 baby boys
  2. Emil, 419
  3. Noah/Noa, 396
  4. Oliver, 382
  5. Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 381
  6. William, 339
  7. Lucas/Lukas, 316
  8. Liam, 308
  9. Henrik, 300
  10. Oskar/Oscar, 297

In the girls’ top 10, Emilie and Leah/Lea replaced Ada and Sara/Sarah/Zara.

In the boys’ top 10, Liam replaced Aksel/Axel.

In the capital city of Oslo, the top names were Mohammad and Maja.

Finally, in 2019, the top two names were Emma and Jakob/Jacob.

Sources: Navn – SSB, Dette var de mest populære navnene i 2020 – SSB

Image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)

Popular baby names in Placer County (California), 2019

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Over 9,000 babies were born in the California county of Placer two years ago.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Lucas, according to data from the Placer County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

Here are Placer County’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Amelia
  3. Emma
  4. Charlotte
  5. Abigail
  6. Mia
  7. Evelyn
  8. Sophia
  9. Ella
  10. Penelope

Boy names

  1. Lucas
  2. Liam
  3. Benjamin
  4. Jacob
  5. Noah
  6. James
  7. Oliver
  8. Elijah
  9. Levi
  10. Wyatt

I’ve never posted rankings for Placer County before, but I have posted 2019 rankings for two other California counties: Sonoma (located roughly 200 miles to the west) and San Diego (located roughly 800 miles to the southeast).

Source: Top 10 baby names of 2019 – Placer County, CA

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)

[Latest update: Jan. 2025]

Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2020

According to the government of Victoria, Australia, the most popular baby names in the Australian state in 2020 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are Victoria’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte, 413 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 402
  3. Olivia, 373
  4. Mia, 356
  5. Isla, 351
  6. Ava, 335
  7. Matilda, 289
  8. Chloe, 275
  9. Grace, 273
  10. Ella, 265

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 546 baby boys
  2. Noah, 491
  3. William, 409
  4. Jack, 408
  5. Charlie, 342
  6. Thomas, 339
  7. Leo, 335
  8. Henry, 316
  9. Levi, 304
  10. Archie, 295

In the girls’ top 10, Matilda, Grace and Ella replaced Zoe, Ruby, and Harper.

In the boys’ top 10, Levi and Archie replaced Lucas and Ethan.

In 2019, the top two names were Olivia and Oliver.

Source: Popular baby names in Victoria – Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria