Boys' name · since 1880
Lucius
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 10,108 babies named Lucius, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,128 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,108
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucius currently ranks #1128 among boys' names in America, with 10,108 babies recorded since 1880.
Lucius has 10,108 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1128 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,128 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,108 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucius ranks #1,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,128 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,108 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,128 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,108
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucius's 10,108 recorded births place it above 97.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Lucius compares
10,108 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lucius's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,108 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lucius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lucius's full recorded timeline at 1953, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 14 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 189 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lucius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lucius by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,314 births, 13% of the file).
2010s was Lucius's strongest decade.
1,314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Lucius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 327
1880s
327 births
- 1890s 291
1890s
291 births
- 1900s 351
1900s
351 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,029 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,142 births
- 1930s
1930s
799 births
- 1940s
1940s
777 births
- 1950s
1950s
737 births
- 1960s 513
1960s
513 births
- 1970s 413
1970s
413 births
- 1980s 354
1980s
354 births
- 1990s 248
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
886 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,314 births
- 2020s
2020s
927 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,314 births (13% of all-time use).
How Lucius compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lucius's total volume
Lucius by state
Where Lucius concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 995 | 9.8% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 634 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 370 | 3.7% |
| #4 | California | | 355 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 327 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 280 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 255 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 245 | 2.4% |
995 of 10,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Lucius appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lucius's data
- Lucius's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,314 total births) through the 2020s (927) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Luciuss (995 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lucius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lucius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.