Lucus Boy
How popular is Lucus?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Lucus in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
1,712living people named Lucus (est.)
28median age of people named Lucus
1,800babies named Lucus since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Lucus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 2872 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1980 (71 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,070 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lucus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lucas family of names ranked #10 for boys in 2025 (#8 the year before), with 11,474 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas | 10,219 | 89% |
| Lukas | 1,161 | 10% |
| Luccas | 48 | 0% |
| Lukasz | 23 | 0% |
| Lucus | 11 | 0% |
| Lukus | 12 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lucus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1910s | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1920s | 15 | #4,149 |
| 1930s | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1960s | 10 | #4,135 |
| 1970s | 179 | #1,137 |
| 1980s | 388 | #1,070 |
| 1990s | 366 | #1,859 |
| 2000s | 424 | #2,127 |
| 2010s | 319 | #2,401 |
| 2020s | 82 | #4,318 |
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Questions
- Is Lucus a boy or girl name?
- Lucus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lucus were boys.
- How popular is the name Lucus?
- 11 baby boys were named Lucus in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Lucus most popular?
- Lucus peaked in 1980, when 71 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,070 in 1980.
- How many people are named Lucus?
- 1,800 babies have been named Lucus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,712 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.