Loukas
Loukas is a Greek (male) first name. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Lucas. This name is often given to honor Luke the Evangelist.
- Biblical Greek
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Loukas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loukas is a Greek (male) first name. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Lucas. This name is often given to honor Luke the Evangelist.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Greek
- Greek
The Story of Loukas
Loukas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 41 births, good for #2,972 nationwide. About 41% of every Loukas on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Loukas ranks #3,139 for baby boys with 39 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 704 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Loukas
Loukas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 704 births in the dataset. Loukas's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,972. Use the chart and map above to compare Loukas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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