US rank #1382 Boys' name Peak 2022 9,918 births

Lucius — #1382 US boys' name

9,918 babies named Lucius in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1382
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2022
Single peak year

161 babies were named Lucius in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucius

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,918 babies named Lucius between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lucius currently holds the #1382 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 161 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucius performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,314 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lucius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 995 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucius in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucius 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 9,918 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.

Lucius at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,918

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2022

161 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,382

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucius popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
161
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Lucius by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,314 births that decade — 13% of Lucius's all-time total
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Lucius by state

Where Lucius concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lucius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
995 10.0%
#2 South Carolina
634 6.4%
#3 Florida
352 3.5%
#4 California
329 3.3%
#5 Texas
315 3.2%
#6 Mississippi
280 2.8%
#7 Louisiana
255 2.6%
#8 Alabama
245 2.5%
Georgia share of Lucius's total US births 10.0%
Even split

995 of 9,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Lucius appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucius?
9,918 babies have been named Lucius since 1880. It currently ranks #1382 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 161 births.
When was Lucius most popular?
Lucius was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,314 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Lucius most popular?
The top states for the name Lucius are Georgia (995 births), South Carolina (634 births), Florida (352 births).
How long has the name Lucius been used?
Lucius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucius?
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.