NameCensus.

UK boy's name

Lucas-James

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Lucas-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Lucas-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 23 births.

This profile covers 206 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 2008 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 17% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 205 living people in the UK are called Lucas-James. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Lucas-James ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2018, when 23 boys were registered as Lucas-James.
  • About 205 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lucas-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4270

2024

Births in 2024

4

Latest year

Peak year

2018

23 births

Estimated living

205

2026

Popularity

Lucas-James over time

The chart below shows babies named Lucas-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Lucas-James, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 23 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Lucas-James
06121723200820162024

Decades

Lucas-James by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lucas-James was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #2872 38 5
2010s #1610 154 10
2000s #3146 14 2

Related

Names similar to Lucas-James

FAQ

Lucas-James: questions and answers

How popular is the name Lucas-James in the UK right now?

In 2024, Lucas-James was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Lucas-James most popular?

The peak year on record was 2018, with 23 babies registered as Lucas-James in England and Wales.

How many people are called Lucas-James in the UK?

A total of 206 babies have been registered as Lucas-James across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.