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Conner vs Lucas

Conner 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Conner was ranked #3254 and Lucas #25 among boys in England and Wales.

Conner and Lucas over time

Conner and Lucas appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Lucas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Conner 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.

Conner 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1999, Lucas moved ahead of Conner in England and Wales · Boys — #131 and #134 the year before became #158 and #100.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Conner held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lucas in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Conner #131 in 1998, Lucas #17 in 2009.

    The order changed in 1999: Lucas moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #131 and #134; by 1999 that had become #158 and #100.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Conner #3254, Lucas #25.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Conner, Lucas
FieldConnerLucas
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe 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.
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, via Greek Loukas
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈluːkəs/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #14 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lucas has a recorded origin (Latin, via Greek Loukas); Conner does not have one recorded yet.
  • Conner and Lucas both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Lucas; Conner doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Conner

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #151 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #131 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Lucas

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1980–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2011 (recorded 1980–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys