Eilert vs Lucas

Eilert 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 2025, Eilert was ranked #427 and Lucas #24 among boys in Norway.

Eilert and Lucas over time

Eilert and Lucas appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Lucas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eilert 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.

Lucas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eilert 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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Eilert #368 in 2018, Lucas #13 in 2017.

List by list

Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1980–2025
Eilert held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lucas in 19.
Highest recorded here: Eilert #368 in 2018, Lucas #13 in 2017.
The order changed in 1995: Lucas moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #497 and #627; by 1995 that had become #580 and #227.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eilert #427, Lucas #24.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Lucas

Pairs where Lucas shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Lucas vs Leon
Lucas and Leon changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1979 and 2025, ending at #24 and #46.
Lucas · Leon · 42 shared years, 1979–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Lucas vs Ludvig
Lucas and Ludvig changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1985 and 2025, ending at #24 and #13.
Lucas · Ludvig · 39 shared years, 1985–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Lucas vs Levi
Lucas and Levi both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Lucas · Levi · 38 shared years, 1980–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Lucas vs Arthur
Lucas and Arthur both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Lucas · Arthur · 43 shared years, 1979–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Eilert, Lucas
Field	Eilert	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	2	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 #427 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #14 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	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); Eilert does not have one recorded yet.
Eilert and Lucas both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Lucas; Eilert doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Eilert

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #427 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
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