Lukas vs Nerijus
Lukas and Nerijuscompared 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 1992, Lukas was ranked #224 and Nerijus #615 among boys in Norway.
Lukas and Nerijus over time
Lukas and Nerijus appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Nerijus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lukas 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.
Nerijus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lukas 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 · Boys15 shared years, 1977–1992
Lukas held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Nerijus in 11.
Highest recorded here: Lukas #224 in 1992, Nerijus #202 in 1977.
The order changed in 1989: Lukas moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #548 and #314; by 1989 that had become #335 and #391.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Lukas #224, Nerijus #615.
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 | Lukas | Nerijus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #35 (2025) | Norway · Boys #615 (1992) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lukas has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nerijus.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lukas
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #615 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1977–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Nerijus
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #599 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–1992
Highest recorded position: #202 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1971–1992).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Boys