Boy name#520 of boy names
Lukas
Pronounced L UW1 K AH0 Z (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2019
- 62 years in use
How popular is Lukas?
Lukas is a boys' name, and first appears in 1963. It has been given to 43,058 children — the 520th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2019, when 1,803 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW1 K AH0 Z
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lukas
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lukas
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lukas?
- Lukas ranks 520th among boys' names in US records, with 43,058 births since 1963. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,120.
- Is Lukas a unisex name?
- No. Lukas is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lukas most popular?
- 2019, when 1,803 children were given the name. It has been in use for 62 years and is still recorded as of 2024.