Lukas name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old Greek and Latin

Usage: German, Lithuanian, Czech, English, Greek, Irish, Scandinavian, Faroese, Old Norse, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: l(u)-kas

Meaning: From Lucania, Light, Daylight Babies and Shining

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What does Lukas mean?
Variations of Lukas
Middle Names for Lukas
How popular is Lukas?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Lukas
Famous People Named Lukas
Lists having Lukas

What does Lukas mean?

Meaning of Lukas is From Lucania, Light, Daylight Babies or Shining is rooted from Latin and Old Greek dominantly used in Norwegian, Faroese, Greenlandic, Danish, Scandinavian, Irish, Czech, Lithuanian, Finnish, Swedish, English, Greek, German and Old Norse is used as a gender-neutral name..

Lukas is celebrated on October 18th.

How do I pronounce Lukas?

Two syllabled Lukas is pronounced as l(u)-kas.

Variants of Lukas

Loukas, Lucas, Lukaz, Lucius, Luke, Luccas

How popular is the name Lukas?

Lukas was a popular name in United States. Over 33410 babies have been given the name in 58 years. At its zenith in 2017, it ranked 220th when 1744 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 58 years but still performing better than most of the names. In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 500 baby names 28 times Also, Lukas was among the popular names in France.

Since emerging in 1979 around 8667 babies have been given the name. When at the peak of its usage in 2004, the moniker grabbed the 83rd spot and 1058 baby boys were given the name.

However after 37 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Additionally, the name has been in the top 100 baby names 1 times Also, Lukas was among the popular names in Sweden.

Since emerging in 1998 around 1615 babies have been given the name. At the peak of its usage in 1999, it ranked 12nd when 861 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

After 2 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. In addition to that, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 2 times

Lukas is common in England and Wales where over 3797 new-borns have been given the name since 1996.

Currently the name is rising, in 2012, it ranked 189th when 295 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys. Also, Lukas was a common name in Switzerland. Over 5177 babies have been named Lukas since 1998.

When at its peak in 1999,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 21 years but it is still going strong. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 5 baby names 1 times Also, A common name in Netherlands having over 665 recievers in 5 years of usage.

Currently at its peak, 150 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 109th position. Also, A common name in Belgium having over 3778 recievers in 24 years of usage.

At the peak of its usage in 2007, 245 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 42nd position.

Lukas is a unique baby name in Ireland, it has been in use since 1994 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 2013, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 157 on boy names chart when 42 babies were named Lukas. Over 501 people have been named Lukas in Ireland. Lukas is a rare baby name in Sweden there is very thin chances of it still being given.

Over 1615 babies in Sweden have been named Lukas. But Lukas is a popular baby name in Czech Republic where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Indonesia, South Africa, Poland, Germany, Namibia, Tanzania and Austria.

At least, 230000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	238	1472	0	0
2022	235	1468	0	0
2021	227	1662	0	0
2020	218	1705	0	0
2019	213	1781	0	0
2018	232	1645	0	0
2017	220	1737	0	0
2016	221	1757	0	0
2015	253	1430	0	0
2014	230	1633	0	0

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Lukas in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	3944	1666	0	6
	2719	382	20	0

What numbers say about Lukas?

No one dares to say bad things about you. You need to start looking out for yourself more. Find out what drives you. You are an old soul trapped inside a vital body. Your motto is "Why fight when you can solve issues the better way?" Focus on your career. You are not superficial and there's nothing that you can't handle if you are in a temper enough. You appreciate your time enough not to spend it on doing things you don't want and stupid people.

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Middle names for Lukas

These well-received and cute middle names flows beautifully with the baby name Lukas .

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Famous people named Lukas

Lukas Foss, German-American composer, pianist, and conductor
Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist and actor
Lukas Ligeti, composer and percussionist
Lukas Bonnier, Swedish publisher
Lukas Achtschelling, landscape painter from Brussels, Belgium
Lukas Vischer, amateur artist, traveler, and collector from Basel

Lukas Vischer, Swiss Reformed theologian, author
Lukas Nielsen, Danish gymnast
Lukas Reimann, conservative Swiss politician
Lukas Hottinger, paleontologist, biologist and geologist
Lukas Beck, Austrian photographer
Lukas Moodysson, Swedish novelist
Lukas Haas, American actor and musician
Lukas Podolski, German professional footballer
Lukas Sinkiewicz, retired Polish-German footballer
Lukas Jutkiewicz, English professional footballer
Lukas Rossi, Canadian rock musician and was the winner of the CBS Television reality series 'Rock Star: Supernova' - a televised audition contest to become lead singer of the hard rock supergroup 'Rock Star Supernova'
Lukas Ridgeston, Slovak actor and director in gay erotic movies and model

Lukas Wooller, keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist of British indie rock band
Lukas Heller, German-born screenwriter
Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød in Ballettguttene as
Lukasz Jogalla in 21 Jump Street as Camera and Electrical Department
Lukas Strebel in The Challenger as Cinematographer
Lukas Pöstlberger Lukas Pöstlberger is an Austrian cyclist born on 10 January 1992 in Vöcklabruck.
Lukas Ammann, from 1959 drama movie Hast noch der Söhne ja...?, who portrayed Coiffeur Mani.
Lukas Munro characterized the key character of Michael in 1990 drama film Innuendo.
In 2017, Lukas Hassel characterized the role of Paul Hemdale in comedy, horror film The Black Room.
Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, from 2007 comedy, family film Guldhornene, who played Jonas.

Lukas Steltner, from 2011 drama, romance movie Stadt Land Fluss, who characterized the Marko.
In 2009, Lukas Ferreira portrayed the role of Grover Long In movie Jim Thorpe: The Worlds Greatest Athlete.
In 2011, Lukas Best played the role of Tom in crime and drama film Tauwetter.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
SCB- Statistikmyndigheten, https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/general-statistics/name-statistics/

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