boy's name
Lucious
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,971
Lucious is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1926, when 76 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
Lucious over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 142 |
| 1890s | 139 |
| 1900s | 186 |
| 1910s | 522 |
| 1920s | 643 |
| 1930s | 528 |
| 1940s | 550 |
| 1950s | 589 |
| 1960s | 299 |
| 1970s | 250 |
| 1980s | 193 |
| 1990s | 121 |
| 2000s | 195 |
| 2010s | 312 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 167 |
How popular is Lucious?
In 2025, Lucious was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lucious is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lucious
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lucious also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lucious over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lucious
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lucious — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lucious
How popular is the name Lucious?
In 2025, Lucious was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lucious a girl's or a boy's name?
Lucious is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Lucious most popular?
Lucious peaked in 1926, when 76 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Lucious a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lucious currently ranks #4,241 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.