Unisex name · since 2001
Lux
1,653 babies named Lux in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,653
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lux is the #2926 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,653 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Lux recorded 1,653 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #2926 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #5,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,926 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,653 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lux ranks #5,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,926 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,653 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,653
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lux's 1,653 recorded births place it above 92.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lux compares
1,653 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Lux's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lux | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,653 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lux's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lux's full recorded timeline at 2013, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 125 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lux popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Lux popularity over time - boys
1,528 total births recorded since 2001 (Lux as boys' name)
Lux by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (975 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Lux's strongest decade.
975 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Lux births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
975 births
- 2020s
2020s
539 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 975 births (59% of all-time use).
How Lux compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lux's total volume
Lux by state
Where Lux concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 170 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 114 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 45 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 38 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 34 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.6% |
170 of 1,653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Lux appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lux's data
- Lux's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (975 total births) through the 2020s (539) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Luxs (170 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lux: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Lux 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.