Claes vs Lucas
Claes and Lucascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1989, Claes was ranked #614 and Lucas #377 among boys in Norway.
Claes and Lucas over time
Claes and Lucas appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Claes held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lucas in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Claes reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lucas in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys9 shared years, 1976–1989
Claes held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lucas in 3.
Highest recorded here: Claes #455 in 1980, Lucas #377 in 1989.
The order changed in 1989: Lucas moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #502 and #595; by 1989 that had become #614 and #377.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Claes #614, Lucas #377.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Claes | Lucas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Latin form of the Greek name Loukas, ultimately linked to the English name Luke. The deeper root meaning is itself disputed — possibly a shortened form of 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy), or alternatively derived from the Latin name Lucius. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, via Greek Loukas |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈluːkəs/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #614 (1989) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucas has a recorded origin (Latin, via Greek Loukas); Claes does not have one recorded yet.
- Claes has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lucas.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucas; Claes doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Claes
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–1989
Highest recorded position: #315 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1953–1989).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #614 among boys in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Boys
Lucas
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #607 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1980–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2011 (recorded 1980–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys