Lucius
Lucius is a masculine given name derived from Lucius, abbreviated L., one of the small group of common Latin forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius probably derives from Latin word lux, meaning "light", related to the Latin verb lucere and cognate to the name Lucas.
- Ancient Roman
- Biblical
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lucius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucius is a masculine given name derived from Lucius, abbreviated L., one of the small group of common Latin forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius probably derives from Latin word lux, meaning "light", related to the Latin verb lucere and cognate to the name Lucas.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Biblical
- English
The Story of Lucius
Lucius first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 38 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 161 births, good for #1,219 nationwide. As of 2026, Lucius ranks #1,354 for baby boys with 141 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lucius
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- Loukios
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About the name Lucius
Lucius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lucius's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #257. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucius's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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