Boy
Lucas
Lucas means "Light" and comes from Latin, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
LatinLight
LatinMan from Lucania
Births by decade
1900s
55
1910s
286
1920s
403
1930s
254
1940s
256
1950s
340
1960s
856
1970s
8,870
1980s
26,205
1990s
38,219
2000s
71,071
2010s
93,380
Peaked in the 2010s · 240,195 total U.S. births since 1900