So [name]Lucas[/name] seems to be quite the hot name around the world.
I read somewhere that in [name]England[/name] it’s considered “downtown” guessing that means common? Or a class distinction? Also read a comment it was popular with teenage moms.
[name]How[/name] true is this?
Also would you still use this name if you like it but dislike its popularity?
Downmarket, you mean? That generally means it’s low-class, not considered very appealing. Usually very trendy and a lot of people doubt it would look good on a resume. Although I don’t know why someone would say that about [name]Lucas[/name]. While it’s not my personal style, it’s certainly not downmarket. It’s a common, fairly traditional, respectable name.
As for popularity, totally. I could care less about popularity. I have names much more popular than [name]Lucas[/name] on my list, both as FNs and MNs.
I think Lucas is a bit trendy, but I still think it’s a nice name. Actually, I prefer Luca, although that’s quite popular, too.
In regards to your last question, I’ve vetoed a few names because of their popularity. For example, Charlotte and Sophie. I think they’re sublime names, but there are others I love just as much that aren’t as popular, so I’m more likely to choose one of those.
Yes downmarket! Thanks for clarifying. What names would be considered downmarket out of curiosity?
Erm, depends on the area. Where I am, [name]Nevaeh[/name], [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Braelyn[/name], [name]Bentley[/name], [name]Mercedes[/name], etc. are all pretty downmarket. I’ve heard that [name]Bailey[/name] (on a boy–it’s more used on a boy in the UK), [name]Zoe[/name], [name]Chloe[/name], and anything double barrel with [name]Mae[/name] on the end ([name]Ellie[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Bella[/name] [name]Mae[/name], etc.) are that way in the UK, but it even varies within the UK. I’ve been told everything from [name]Bailey[/name] is chavvy to [name]Bailey[/name] is amazing and totally usable from friends in the UK, so I really think it just depends on the area.
Nooooo I wouldn’t consider [name]Lucas[/name] ‘downmarket’ at all. The opposite, in fact. I think perhaps 10-15 odd years ago, [name]Lucas[/name] was on the rise as a kind of hip name used by the middle classes and up- the sort of people buying houses in Notting [name]Hill[/name] etc. It’s levelled out since then and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it on a child from any social background.
[name]Ashley[/name], I wouldn’t say [name]Zoe[/name] or [name]Chloe[/name] were very downmarket either! I get that it varies though. Actually, these are the top 10 names I came across in our popularity lists that are stereotypical chav names:
Boys: [name]Riley[/name], [name]Tyler[/name], [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Harvey[/name], [name]Harley[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Ashton[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Taylor[/name], [name]Kayden[/name]
Girls: [name]Lacey[/name], [name]Lexi[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Madison[/name]/[name]Maddison[/name], [name]Tia[/name], [name]Aimee[/name], [name]Nevaeh[/name], [name]Miley[/name], [name]Courtney[/name]
And the top ‘chav’ names when I was at school were [name]Chelsea[/name], [name]Chantelle[/name], [name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Portia[/name], [name]Ashley[/name] & [name]Nicole[/name]. So that gives you my view of ‘downmarket’. Sorry if I’ve offended anyone- this just comes with my personal experience of chavvy people and their (now vast) brood of offspring. I went to school with an inordinately high proportion of them 
I love [name]Lucas[/name]. If I ever have a boy, he will be named [name]Lucas[/name]. Despite the popularity, the international aspect is why I love it.
As for it being “downmarket” I don’t see it that way.
[name]Lucas[/name]/[name]Luca[/name] is the most popular name in our Australian Playgroup for [name]German[/name] language speakers as it works in both countries.
In Germany it’s [name]Lukas[/name], it hast been super popular for many years, it’s a classic name with a modern sound. Definitely not downmarket here, more like “a normal unexciting choice”. It has been in the Top 10 for about 20 years now.
I kind of like it, but it’s way too popular.
Hmm. Obviously, I’m not a UK expert, lol. But I had a friend who said she had quite liked both [name]Zoe[/name] and [name]Chloe[/name], but that every time she mentioned [name]Zoe[/name] to people she knew, they said it was a chav name, and I think she said the same about [name]Chloe[/name]. That, and [name]Chloe[/name] Mafia. That’s pretty much enough to put me off the name for life, haha.