How Many People Are Named Lucious?
An estimated 2,311 people in the United States have the first name Lucious. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Lucious peaked in popularity in 1926 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lucious as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lucious paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,311
About 1 in 148,314 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1926
76 births
Total Registered
4,810
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lucious
Lucious is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,810 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Lucious as a male name
Ranked #4,138 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (76 births)
Lucious as a female name
Ranked #4,682 in 1915
5 female births in 1915
Peak: 1915 (5 births)
Lucious: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lucious span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 643 babies were registered. Lucious has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lucious by Decade
How has Lucious tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lucious by State
Birth registrations for Lucious span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Mississippi, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, Michigan. On average, about 150 Luciouss were registered per state.
Lucious + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucious as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lucious
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lucious: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucious?
We estimate approximately 2,311 people named Lucious are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 148,314 Americans share this first name.
Is Lucious a common name?
Lucious is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,810 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lucious most popular?
Lucious reached peak popularity in 1926, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lucious is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lucious a male name?
Lucious is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lucious Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lucious Smith, Lucious Johnson, Lucious Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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