How Many People Are Named Lus?
An estimated 398 people in the United States have the first name Lus. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Lus peaked in popularity in 1978 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lus 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 Lus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
398
About 1 in 861,192 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1978
21 births
Total Registered
475
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lus
Lus is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 475 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lus as a female name
Ranked #13,273 in 2003
7 female births in 2003
Peak: 1978 (21 births)
Lus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lus span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 137 babies were registered. Lus has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lus by Decade
How has Lus 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.
Lus by State
Lus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lus
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lus?
We estimate approximately 398 people named Lus 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 861,192 Americans share this first name.
Is Lus a common name?
Lus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 475 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lus most popular?
Lus reached peak popularity in 1978, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lus is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lus a female name?
Lus is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lus Smith, Lus Johnson, Lus 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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