Lucifer Boy

How popular is Lucifer?

#4,538 boy name in 2025

22 baby boys were named Lucifer in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.

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486living people named Lucifer (est.)
5median age of people named Lucifer
488babies named Lucifer since 1880
1 in 150,697US babies born in 2025

Lucifer popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#4,538 for boys (▼ 1823 from 2024)
Babies in 202522 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+214% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#9,562 in 2015, #2,365 in 2020
Peak year2021 (70 boys)
Highest rank#2,078 in 2021
First recorded2002
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Lucifer is most popular

Babies named Lucifer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
  5. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)

Lucifer by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
2000s32#8,305
2010s156#2,693
2020s300#2,078

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Questions

Is Lucifer a boy or girl name?
Lucifer is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lucifer were boys.
How popular is the name Lucifer?
22 baby boys were named Lucifer in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
When was Lucifer most popular?
Lucifer peaked in 2021, when 70 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,078 in 2021.
How many people are named Lucifer?
488 babies have been named Lucifer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 486 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Lucifer most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Lucifer was most common in Utah, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

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.