Fun Facts About the Name Lucious
- More than 4 thousand babies named Lucious: U.S. records list 4,835 babies given the name Lucious from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Lucious - about 1 girl for every 966 boys.
What Does the Name Lucious Mean?
Lucious is an English variant spelling of Lucius, a Latin name meaning 'light' or 'of light.' The Latin praenomen Lucius is traditionally connected with lux (genitive lucis), the Latin word for 'light,' and with the related verb lucere, 'to shine.' The literal sense is physical light or brightness. Later Christian usage sometimes gave the name a symbolic meaning of spiritual light, but that is a religious interpretation rather than the original etymology. Lucious itself is not a separate ancient name; it is a respelling of Lucius. It is unrelated to the English adjective luscious, despite the similar look.
Lucious Name History & Origins
Lucius was a common praenomen in ancient Rome, where it was often abbreviated as L. It appears in the names of figures such as Lucius Junius Brutus, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, and the emperor Lucius Verus. The name also appears in the New Testament: a Lucius of Cyrene is named in Acts, and a Lucius sends greetings in Romans. In the Greek text of the New Testament, the name is written as Loukios. Several early saints and popes bore the name, including Pope Lucius I, and it remained in use in Christian Europe.
The name entered English through Latin as Lucius. The spelling Lucious is an English variant of the same name; classical Latin uses Lucius, not Lucious. It is usually pronounced the same way as Lucius in American English. Modern usage treats Lucious as a given name in its own right, particularly in the United States. A well-known fictional bearer is Lucious Lyon in the television series Empire, but that is a modern literary use, not the source of the name. The spelling is also not derived from the English word luscious.
How Popular is the Name Lucious?
Lucious recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1926. Its best rank was #408 in 1884.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | #4,682 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,207 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,138 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #4,546 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #3,506 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #3,463 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2020 | #3,877 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #3,767 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #2,869 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2017 | #2,743 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #2,427 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #3,128 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #4,989 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,739 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #4,208 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #5,110 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,187 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #4,121 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #5,183 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #3,657 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,130 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,140 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #8,618 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #5,757 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,850 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #5,305 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,643 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,948 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #6,129 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,515 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #3,772 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #3,071 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #5,633 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,115 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,282 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #4,108 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,934 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #2,565 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #3,146 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,745 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,902 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #2,770 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #2,382 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,483 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #2,174 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,332 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #1,694 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #2,338 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #2,038 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #2,388 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #1,735 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1974 | #2,173 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #1,757 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1972 | #1,708 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #1,730 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #1,828 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #1,709 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1968 | #1,630 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #1,380 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1966 | #1,562 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1965 | #1,699 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1964 | #1,528 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1963 | #1,371 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #1,288 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1961 | #1,292 | 38 | 0.0018% |
| 1960 | #1,285 | 38 | 0.0018% |
| 1959 | #947 | 66 | 0.0031% |
| 1958 | #1,100 | 49 | 0.0023% |
| 1957 | #1,081 | 50 | 0.0023% |
| 1956 | #1,026 | 54 | 0.0026% |
| 1955 | #1,041 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1954 | #859 | 73 | 0.0036% |
| 1953 | #946 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 1952 | #921 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1951 | #865 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1950 | #889 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1949 | #796 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 1948 | #896 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 1947 | #921 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1946 | #886 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 1945 | #826 | 58 | 0.0043% |
| 1944 | #902 | 50 | 0.0037% |
| 1943 | #915 | 54 | 0.0038% |
| 1942 | #982 | 47 | 0.0034% |
| 1941 | #923 | 48 | 0.0039% |
| 1940 | #960 | 45 | 0.0039% |
| 1939 | #877 | 50 | 0.0045% |
| 1938 | #866 | 52 | 0.0047% |
| 1937 | #798 | 60 | 0.0056% |
| 1936 | #904 | 47 | 0.0045% |
| 1935 | #889 | 51 | 0.0049% |
| 1934 | #858 | 54 | 0.0052% |
| 1933 | #901 | 48 | 0.0048% |
| 1932 | #813 | 62 | 0.0059% |
| 1931 | #1,009 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1930 | #851 | 60 | 0.0055% |
| 1929 | #830 | 62 | 0.0058% |
| 1928 | #831 | 63 | 0.0057% |
| 1927 | #836 | 65 | 0.0058% |
| 1926 | #734 | 76 | 0.0068% |
| 1925 | #840 | 63 | 0.0056% |
| 1924 | #863 | 64 | 0.0057% |
| 1923 | #775 | 73 | 0.0067% |
| 1922 | #787 | 73 | 0.0067% |
| 1921 | #986 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1920 | #958 | 53 | 0.0050% |
| 1919 | #770 | 71 | 0.0072% |
| 1918 | #799 | 67 | 0.0066% |
| 1917 | #771 | 67 | 0.0072% |
| 1916 | #799 | 60 | 0.0067% |
| 1915 | #800 | 58 | 0.0068% |
| 1914 | #650 | 61 | 0.0093% |
| 1913 | #731 | 41 | 0.0080% |
| 1912 | #676 | 40 | 0.0093% |
| 1911 | #720 | 20 | 0.0089% |
| 1910 | #496 | 32 | 0.0165% |
| 1909 | #513 | 26 | 0.0159% |
| 1908 | #648 | 17 | 0.0110% |
| 1907 | #501 | 22 | 0.0150% |
| 1906 | #831 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1905 | #501 | 21 | 0.0159% |
| 1904 | #552 | 17 | 0.0133% |
| 1903 | #640 | 13 | 0.0109% |
| 1902 | #572 | 15 | 0.0122% |
| 1901 | #446 | 19 | 0.0178% |
| 1900 | #452 | 26 | 0.0173% |
| 1899 | #570 | 13 | 0.0122% |
| 1898 | #500 | 18 | 0.0147% |
| 1897 | #631 | 12 | 0.0106% |
| 1896 | #617 | 13 | 0.0109% |
| 1895 | #448 | 20 | 0.0170% |
| 1894 | #706 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1893 | #492 | 15 | 0.0134% |
| 1892 | #726 | 10 | 0.0082% |
| 1891 | #450 | 16 | 0.0158% |
| 1890 | #586 | 12 | 0.0108% |
| 1889 | #538 | 13 | 0.0118% |
| 1888 | #594 | 12 | 0.0099% |
| 1887 | #446 | 15 | 0.0148% |
| 1886 | #443 | 17 | 0.0153% |
| 1885 | #590 | 11 | 0.0102% |
| 1884 | #408 | 20 | 0.0175% |
| 1883 | #621 | 10 | 0.0096% |
| 1882 | #445 | 17 | 0.0150% |
| 1881 | #425 | 17 | 0.0169% |
| 1880 | #622 | 10 | 0.0091% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lucious Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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