Lucius

Boy name

Lucius has been given to 10,108 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025.

Meaning & origin /ˈluːsɪəs/

From Latin Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen deriving from lux (“light”).

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,108

Peak year

2025 (189 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +38%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lucius.

10,105 babies since 1954

10,077 babies since 1896

10,184 babies since 1887

10,002 babies since 1912

9,999 babies since 1979

9,998 babies since 1880

10,222 babies since 1915

10,243 babies since 1968

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