Lux Boy & girl
How popular is Lux?
#1,166 boy name in 2025
177 baby boys were named Lux in the US in 2025, making it the 1166th most popular boy name. Another 58 girls got the name (#2,895 for girls).
Lux popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,166 for boys (▲ 58 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 177 boys, 58 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+453% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,430 in 2015, #1,288 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (230 boys) |
| Highest rank | #979 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 2001 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 59% boys, 41% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lux counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lux family of names ranked #1,016 for boys in 2025 (#1,035 the year before), with 193 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lux | 177 | 92% |
| Luxe | 16 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lux is most popular
Babies named Lux per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- North Dakota: 0.3 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.3 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Utah: 0.3 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- South Dakota: 0.3 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Lux by decade
Boy names about as popular as Lux
Questions
- Is Lux a boy or girl name?
- Lux is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 59% of babies named Lux were boys and 41% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lux?
- 177 baby boys were named Lux in the US in 2025, making it the 1166th most popular boy name. Another 58 girls got the name (#2,895 for girls).
- When was Lux most popular?
- Lux peaked in 2022, when 230 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #979 in 2022.
- How many people are named Lux?
- 3,181 babies have been named Lux in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,167 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Lux most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lux was most common in Iowa, at 0.3 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.