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Popularity of the baby name Lucas


Posts that mention the name Lucas

Popular baby names in New York City, 2018

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According to New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Emma (501 born in NYC in 2018)
  2. Isabella
  3. Sophia
  4. Mia
  5. Olivia
  6. Ava
  7. Leah
  8. Sarah
  9. Amelia
  10. Chloe

Boy Names

  1. Liam (779 born in NYC in 2018)
  2. Noah
  3. Ethan
  4. Jacob
  5. Aiden
  6. David
  7. Lucas
  8. Matthew
  9. Daniel
  10. Alexander

In the girls’ top 10, Amelia and Chloe replaced Emily and Abigail.

In the boys’ top 10, Alexander replaced Jayden.

In 2017, the top two names were also Emma and Liam.

Within each of the five boroughs, the top baby names were…

  • Manhattan: Emma and Noah
  • Bronx: Isabella and Liam
  • Brooklyn: Esther and David
  • Queens: Mia and Liam
  • Staten Island: Mia and Michael

And, finally, a few of the baby names bestowed just 10 times each in NYC last year were the girl names Aminah, Ida and Zadie, and the boy names Bentley, Lucian and Warren.

Source: The Top Baby Names of 2018

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

Popular baby names in Ontario (Canada), 2018

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According to the Government of Ontario, the most popular baby names in the province in 2018 were Olivia and Liam.

Here are Ontario’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Charlotte
  4. Amelia
  5. Ava

Boy Names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Lucas
  4. William
  5. Benjamin

In the boys’ top 5, Lucas replaced Logan.

The girls’ top 5, on the other hand, features the same 5 names.

In 2017, the top two names overall were Olivia and Noah.

Source: Olivia and Liam are the Most Popular Baby Names in Ontario

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ontario (public domain)

Popular baby names in France, 2018

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According to INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), the most popular baby names in France in 2018 were Emma and Gabriel.

Here are France’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 4,369 baby girls
  2. Jade, 3,977
  3. Louise, 3,766
  4. Alice, 3,313
  5. Chloé, 3126
  6. Lina, 2,908
  7. Léa, 2798
  8. Rose, 2,720
  9. Anna, 2,603
  10. Mila, 2,581

Boy Names

  1. Gabriel, 5,419 baby boys
  2. Raphaël, 4591
  3. Léo, 4446
  4. Louis, 4415
  5. Lucas, 3979
  6. Adam, 3897
  7. Arthur, 3755
  8. Jules, 3698
  9. Hugo, 3686
  10. Maël, 3259

Two baby names that are trendy in France right now are Kylian and Aya — Kylian because of French soccer player Kylian Mbappé, and Aya because of French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura.

Strangely, I’ve never covered the French rankings before. I have posted about Paris a couple of times, though.

Sources: Classement des prénoms en France depuis 1900 – Insee, The ‘foreign’ baby name that’s still top of the charts in France

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)

Popular baby names in South Australia, 2018

According to the Government of South Australia, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are South Australia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte, 119 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 114
  3. Ava, 100
  4. Mia, 97
  5. Isla, 92
  6. Grace, 88 (tie)
  7. Olivia, 88 (tie)
  8. Harper, 81
  9. Willow, 78
  10. Sophie, 73

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 173 baby boys
  2. Jack, 132
  3. William, 117
  4. Harrison, 115
  5. Charlie, 105
  6. Henry, 101 (tied)
  7. Noah, 101 (tied)
  8. Leo, 89
  9. Lucas, 83
  10. Harry, 82

In the girls’ top 10, Willow and Sophie replaced Ella and Evie.

In the boys’ top 10, Harrison, Charlie, and Harry replaced Mason, Harvey, and Thomas.

in 2017, the #1 names were the same.

Source: Popular Baby Names – Data.SA