Lukas
Male#295 most common in Croatia2,716 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Light; man from Lucania
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Lukas
A Central European form of Luka (Luke), from Latin 'light'. Used in Croatia alongside the traditional Luka.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- October 18 (sv. Luka)
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 140 births · #33 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
2,716 people in Croatia are called Lukas, according to the 2021 census. That is #295 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Lukas is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Lukas
- Lucas Cranach the Elder — German Renaissance painter
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.