Lucas vs Waldemar

Lucas and Waldemarcompared 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 Waldemar #479 among boys in Norway.

Lucas and Waldemar over time

Lucas and Waldemar appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Lucas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Waldemar 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.

Waldemar 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.

Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in Norway · Boys, Lucas rose about as far as Waldemar fell — from #607 and #287 in 1976 to #24 and #479 in 2025.

List by list

Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1976–2025
Lucas held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Waldemar in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lucas #13 in 2023, Waldemar #287 in 1976.
The order changed in 1995: Lucas moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #595 and #490; by 1995 that had become #227 and #618.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lucas #24, Waldemar #479.

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 Lucas, Waldemar
Field	Lucas	Waldemar
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	3
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 #479 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
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); Waldemar does not have one recorded yet.
Lucas has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Waldemar.
A meaning is recorded for Lucas; Waldemar 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

Waldemar

Popularity journey

First recorded1956
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #479 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys