Lucius

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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.

From Wikipedia

Lucius first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 161 babies (rank #1,223 that year). In 2024 it was given to 135 boys (rank #1,385). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Lucius

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lucius yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,918

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

161

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lucius

Lucius ICatholic priest · b. 200
Lucius IIICatholic priest · b. 1110
Lucius IICatholic bishop · b. 1050
Lucius Malfoyterrorist · b. 1954
Lucius D. Claymilitary officer · b. 1897

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	38	#274
1881	38	#259
1882	42	#266
1883	25	#335
1884	31	#316
1885	39	#267
1886	30	#316
1887	24	#337
1888	34	#310
1889	26	#349
1890	30	#318
1891	21	#383
1892	34	#319
1893	29	#327
1894	30	#327
1895	28	#354
1896	27	#377
1897	37	#304
1898	28	#371
1899	27	#349
1900	40	#347
1901	30	#330
1902	36	#327
1903	25	#396
1904	30	#374
1905	37	#334
1906	36	#349
1907	40	#345
1908	34	#410
1909	43	#361
1910	48	#372
1911	37	#487
1912	91	#406
1913	90	#457
1914	105	#474
1915	119	#510
1916	151	#463
1917	111	#560
1918	135	#517
1919	142	#499
1920	138	#522
1921	134	#540
1922	132	#548
1923	106	#618
1924	118	#587
1925	101	#634
1926	118	#569
1927	118	#568
1928	97	#625
1929	80	#694
1930	85	#679
1931	70	#737
1932	105	#580
1933	78	#665
1934	66	#759
1935	72	#721
1936	63	#771
1937	81	#662
1938	94	#614
1939	85	#644
1940	70	#734
1941	78	#699
1942	62	#829
1943	105	#618
1944	60	#812
1945	73	#715
1946	71	#789
1947	81	#767
1948	90	#707
1949	87	#740
1950	76	#786
1951	97	#705
1952	76	#807
1953	83	#783
1954	60	#960
1955	68	#904
1956	72	#888
1957	76	#868
1958	61	#974
1959	68	#935
1960	59	#1,002
1961	61	#996
1962	47	#1,132
1963	51	#1,073
1964	46	#1,137
1965	44	#1,135
1966	49	#1,052
1967	56	#977
1968	59	#952
1969	41	#1,244
1970	41	#1,309
1971	46	#1,230
1972	39	#1,356
1973	43	#1,261
1974	33	#1,536
1975	34	#1,552
1976	46	#1,309
1977	34	#1,629
1978	49	#1,294
1979	48	#1,346
1980	46	#1,400
1981	46	#1,406
1982	39	#1,580
1983	40	#1,524
1984	32	#1,786
1985	30	#1,949
1986	24	#2,335
1987	30	#2,042
1988	33	#1,976
1989	34	#2,092
1990	33	#2,196
1991	28	#2,515
1992	27	#2,645
1993	28	#2,623
1994	20	#3,416
1995	14	#4,424
1996	35	#2,318
1997	21	#3,416
1998	24	#3,257
1999	18	#4,094
2000	28	#3,123
2001	47	#2,208
2002	51	#2,113
2003	48	#2,255
2004	70	#1,795
2005	109	#1,377
2006	136	#1,234
2007	140	#1,260
2008	127	#1,353
2009	130	#1,336
2010	129	#1,330
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	153	#1,228
2021	134	#1,375
2022	161	#1,223
2023	154	#1,254
2024	135	#1,385