# Lucius (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lucius/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːsɪəs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Loosh |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,108 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 10,108 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 427, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 127 | 1,340 |
| 2012 | 118 | 1,414 |
| 2013 | 125 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 122 | 1,394 |
| 2015 | 137 | 1,300 |
| 2016 | 160 | 1,190 |
| 2017 | 124 | 1,411 |
| 2018 | 128 | 1,379 |
| 2019 | 144 | 1,291 |
| 2020 | 154 | 1,224 |
| 2021 | 134 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 161 | 1,224 |
| 2023 | 154 | 1,255 |
| 2024 | 135 | 1,393 |
| 2025 | 189 | 1,129 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 1,398 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,021 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1,617 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1,560 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1,786 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1,187 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1,339 |
| 2018 | 22 | 1,194 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1,439 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,391 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1,104 |
| 2023 | 30 | 987 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1,859 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1,124 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Лу́ций
- Esperanto: Lucio
- Greek: Λούκιος
- Hungarian: Luciusz
- Italian: Lucio
- Latin: Lucius
- Polish: Lucjusz
- Portuguese: Lúcio
- Spanish: Lucio
- Vietnamese: Luciô

## People named Lucius

- Lucius Shepard, American writer (1943–2014)
- Lucius Allen, American basketball player (born 1947)
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, American lawyer, politician and judge (1825-1893)
- Lucius Lyon, American politician (1800–1851)
- Lucius Richard O'Brien, Canadian artist (1832-1899)
- Lucius J. Henderson, American actor (1861-1947)
- Lucius Robinson, American politician (1810-1891)
- Lucius Frederick Hubbard, American politician (1836-1913)
- Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English politician (1610-1643)
- Lucius Mendel Rivers, American politician (1905-1970)
- Lucius Hre Kung, Burmese Roman Catholic bishop
- Lucius M. Walker, Confederate States Army officer (1829–1863)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.