Luccas
A masculine given name of Latin origin, representing the name Luke.
Name Census estimates that about 344 living Americans carry the first name Luccas. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Luccas today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luccas births was 2024 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luccas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
344
~ 1 in 996,379 Americans
Peak year
2024
37 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,243
Tracked since 1990
Popularity
Luccas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luccas from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 151 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luccas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Luccas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luccas' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Florida, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Luccas, while New York, Texas, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Luccas
The name Luccas has its origins in the Latin language and can be traced back to ancient Roman times. It is derived from the Latin name "Lucanus" or "Lucanus", which was a Roman family name. This name is believed to have originated from the word "lux", meaning light or brightness.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Luccas can be found in historical accounts of the Roman Empire. Lucanus was a Roman poet and philosopher who lived in the 1st century AD. His full name was Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, and he is best known for his epic poem "Pharsalia", which chronicled the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.
During the Middle Ages, the name Luccas was popularized in various parts of Europe, particularly in regions influenced by Latin culture and the Roman Catholic Church. One notable historical figure with this name was Luccas of Tuy, a 13th-century Spanish theologian and historian who wrote extensively on the history of the Iberian Peninsula.
In the Renaissance period, the name Luccas gained further prominence. Luccas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was a renowned German Renaissance painter and engraver, known for his portraits of the German nobility and his religious works.
Another significant figure with the name Luccas was Luccas Vázquez de Ayllón (1475-1526), a Spanish explorer and colonizer who led expeditions to the present-day southeastern United States in the early 16th century. He established the short-lived colony of San Miguel de Gualdape in what is now South Carolina, one of the earliest European settlements in North America.
In the field of science, Luccas Valerio (1552-1618) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the development of calculus and the study of celestial mechanics.
These are just a few examples of notable historical figures who bore the name Luccas. While the name has its roots in ancient Rome and Latin culture, it has been used across various regions and time periods, making it a name with a rich and diverse history.
People
Luccas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luccas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Luccas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luccas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 344 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luccas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 996,379 US residents.
Is Luccas a common name?
We classify Luccas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 347 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luccas most popular?
The single biggest year for Luccas was 2024, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luccas is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Luccas a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luccas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.