Lucious
Boy name · #4144 in 2025 · Uniqueness 82/100
In 2025, 25 baby boys were named Lucious, placing it at #4144 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3085, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 boys born in 2025 was named Lucious.
Babies named Lucious per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Lucious first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 10 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1926, when 76 boys were named Lucious — good for #731 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lucious in class?
Lucious scores 82 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Lucious will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lucious is most common
State-level data for Lucious is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lucious
Statistically, parents drawn to Lucious tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lavern, Leeroy, Tillman, Lonzo, and Hershel.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lucious | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4072 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4456 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3464 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3427 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3811 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3636 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2848 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2715 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2412 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3085 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4866 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4621 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4131 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4983 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4099 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4035 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5067 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3591 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3083 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3091 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8143 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5558 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6522 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5142 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lucious a popular boy name?
Lucious ranked #4144 among boys in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3085.
When was the name Lucious most popular?
Lucious peaked in 1926, when 76 American boys received the name (ranked #731 that year). Since 1926 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lucious?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American boys was named Lucious. It scores 82/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.