US rank #4058 Boys' name Peak 1926 4,805 births

Lucious — #4058 US boys' name

4,805 babies named Lucious in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1421890s1391900s1861910s5171920s6431930s5281940s5501950s5891960s2991970s2501980s1931990s1212000s1952010s3112020s142
#4058
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Lucious was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

76 babies were named Lucious in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucious

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,805 babies named Lucious between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lucious currently holds the #4058 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucious performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 643 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lucious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 847 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucious in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucious in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,805 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lucious at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,805

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1926

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#4,058

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucious popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
76
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080 202420061987196919511933191518971880 10

Lucious popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1915 (Lucious as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1915 5

Lucious by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
643 births that decade — 13% of Lucious's all-time total
1880s1421890s1391900s1861910s5171920s6431930s5281940s5501950s5891960s2991970s2501980s1931990s1212000s1952010s3112020s142

Lucious by state

Where Lucious concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lucious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
847 17.6%
#2 Mississippi
341 7.1%
#3 Florida
257 5.3%
#4 Alabama
216 4.5%
#5 South Carolina
205 4.3%
#6 Texas
134 2.8%
#7 Arkansas
33 0.7%
#8 Louisiana
29 0.6%
Georgia share of Lucious's total US births 17.6%
Even split

847 of 4,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Lucious appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucious?
4,805 babies have been named Lucious since 1880. It currently ranks #4058 among boys. The peak year was 1926 with 76 births.
When was Lucious most popular?
Lucious was most popular in the 1920s decade with 643 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Lucious most popular?
The top states for the name Lucious are Georgia (847 births), Mississippi (341 births), Florida (257 births).
How long has the name Lucious been used?
Lucious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucas, Luca, Luciano, Lucian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.