Lucas vs Petter
Lucas and Pettercompared 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, Lucas was ranked #24 and Petter #146 among boys in Norway.
Lucas and Petter over time
Lucas and Petter appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Petter 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.
Petter 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 2006, Lucas moved ahead of Petter in Norway · Boys — #67 and #64 the year before became #41 and #74.
- Mirrored each other
Over 44 shared years in Norway · Boys, Lucas rose about as far as Petter fell — from #607 and #58 in 1976 to #24 and #146 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Lucas and Petter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #24 and #146.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1976–2025
Lucas held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Petter in 24.
Highest recorded here: Lucas #12 in 2012, Petter #31 in 1989.
The order changed in 2006: Lucas moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #67 and #64; by 2006 that had become #41 and #74.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lucas #24, Petter #146.
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 | Lucas | Petter |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, via Greek Loukas | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːkəs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #14 (2025) | Norway · Boys #146 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucas has a recorded origin (Latin, via Greek Loukas); Petter does not have one recorded yet.
- Lucas and Petter both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucas; Petter doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Petter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #100 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #146 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys