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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Did you know that New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States? (Next on the list is Chicago, followed by Philadelphia.)
In 2022, the Big Apple welcomed 99,459 babies — 48,864 girls and 50,595 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Liam, yet again. (Emma has been the #1 girl name since 2017; Liam has been the #1 boy name since 2016.)
Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma
Mia
Olivia
Sophia
Leah (ranked 52nd for girls nationally in 2022)
Ava
Esther (139th)
Isabella
Luna
Amelia
Boy Names
Liam
Noah
Ethan (ranked 21st for boys nationally in 2022)
Lucas
David (31st)
Jacob (32nd)
Aiden (29th)
Joseph (30th)
Daniel (14th)
Alexander (17th)
In the girls’ top 10, Esther replaced Sofia. (That said, “it’s worth noting that if Sofia and Sophia were counted as a single name, it would be number one.”)
The year isn’t over yet, but that hasn’t stopped several regional governments from releasing provisional baby name rankings for 2023.
At least four U.S. states and one U.S. city have put out their top baby names of 2023 already, for instance. Let’s check them out, starting in the east and moving westward…
Rhode Island
According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023.
Top girl names, Rhode Island
Top boy names, Rhode Island
1. Charlotte 2. Sophia 3. Olivia 4. Amelia 5. Emma 6. Nora 7. Luna 8. Isabella 9. Mia 10. Isla
1. Noah 2. Liam 3. James 4. Theodore 5. Lucas 6. Michael 7. Julian 8. Benjamin 9. Henry 10. Luca
Mississippi
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023.
Top girl names, Mississippi
Top boy names, Mississippi
1. Ava 2. Amelia 3. Olivia 4. Charlotte 5. Harper 6. Elizabeth 7. Emma 8. Mary 9. Nova 10. Evelyn
1. John 2. James 3. William 4. Elijah 5. Noah 6. Liam 7. Waylon 8. Mason 9. Grayson 10. Asher
Houston (Texas)
According to the Houston Health Department, these were the city’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023.
Top girl names, City of Houston
Top boy names, City of Houston
1. Emma 2. Mia 3. Camila 4. Olivia 5. Isabella 6. Sofia 7. Sophia 8. Amelia 9. Charlotte 10. Emily
1. Liam 2. Noah 3. Mateo 4. Santiago 5. Sebastian 6. Dylan 7. Elijah 8. Lucas 9. Oliver 10. Daniel
New Mexico
According to the New Mexico Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023.
Top girl names, New Mexico
Top boy names, New Mexico
1. Olivia 2. Amelia 3. Isabella 4. Emma 5. Sofia 6. Mia 7. Sophia 8. Aria 9. Luna 10. Camila
1. Liam 2. Mateo 3. Noah 4. Santiago 5. Ezekiel 6. Elijah 7. Josiah 8. Sebastian 9. Ezra 10. Julian
Arizona
According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023.
Top girl names, Arizona
Top boy names, Arizona
1. Olivia 2. Isabella 3. Emma 4. Mia 5. Camila 6. Sophia 7. Amelia 8. Charlotte 9. Evelyn 10. Luna
1. Liam 2. Mateo 3. Noah 4. Oliver 5. Santiago 6. Elijah 7. Sebastian 8. Ezra 9. Levi 10. Benjamin
Several regions outside the U.S. have also released their 2023 baby name rankings already. Here’s what I’ve spotted so far…
In 2022, Australia — which boasts a large number of endemic animals (e.g., koala, kangaroo, wallaby, wombat, dingo) — welcomed 300,684 human babies: 146,403 girls and 154,281 boys.
What were the most popular names among Australia’s newborns last year?
Well…we don’t know for sure. Because Australia doesn’t release baby name rankings that cover the entire country.
So let’s take a look at eight sets of regional Australian rankings — representing Australia’s six states and two most populous territories — and make a guess about the country’s top names overall.
Here are the rankings, ordered by total number of births per region (highest to lowest):
New South Wales
Last year, New South Wales welcomed 95,758 (31.8%) of Australia’s babies. Here are NSW’s top baby names of 2022:
Did you know that Iowa is the only U.S. state bordered by two navigable rivers (i.e., rivers used for interstate commerce)? Its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River, and its western border is formed by the Missouri River (for the most part).
Last year, the state’s most popular baby names were Olivia and Oliver, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Here are Iowa’s top 20 girl names and top 20+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Olivia, 173 baby girls
Charlotte, 155
Ava, 130
Emma, 122
Amelia, 118
Evelyn, 114
Harper, 109
Eleanor, 105
Hazel, 94
Nora, 93
Scarlett, 91
Ellie, 89
Sophia, 85
Avery, 84
Ivy, 83
Violet, 82
Isabella, 78
Grace, 74 (tie)
Willow, 74 (tie)
Aurora, 67
Boy Names
Oliver, 198 baby boys
Liam, 180
Theodore, 163
Henry, 156
William, 127
Leo, 122
Hudson, 121
Jack, 119 (tie)
Owen, 119 (tie)
James, 118
Brooks, 115
Asher, 112
Wyatt, 108
Elijah, 107
Maverick, 101
Noah, 98
Bennett, 90 (tie)
Cooper, 90 (tie)
Jackson, 88
Lincoln, 87 (tie)
Lucas, 87 (tie)
The SSA’s rankings for Iowa are largely (though not exactly) the same.
Now for the fun part — unique names!
In total, 3,680 (67%) of the girl names and 2,801 (58%) of the boy names bestowed in Iowa last year were given to a single baby. Here’s a selection of Iowa’s unique baby names of 2022:
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