How Many People Are Named Lucius?
people named Lucius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 62,897 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,108 babies named Lucius in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
189 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. Two Etruscan kings of early Rome had this name as well as several prominent later Romans, including Lucius Annaeus Seneca (known simply as Seneca), a statesman, philosopher, orator and tragedian. The name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament belonging to a Christian in Antioch. It was also borne by three popes, including the 3rd-century Saint Lucius. Despite this, the name was not regularly used in the Christian world until after the Renaissance.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lucius in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Lucius alive today is about 32 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 56 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Lucius first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 189 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Lucius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #259, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #1,129.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,129 |
| Best rank | #259 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,343 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Lucius alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lucius were born in California than in any other state: about 348 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lucius was given 8.2 times as often in South Carolina, 7 times in Georgia and 4 times in Mississippi.
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