Is Lux a boy or girl name?
Lux is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 60 girls and 164 boys were named Lux, so 26.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 54.1% of the 2,945 US babies named Lux were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,223
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,803
- Babies named Lux since 2001
- 2,945
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 334 babies
Boys and girls named Lux, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 164 | #1,223 | 60 | #2,803 |
| 2023 | 181 | #1,153 | 88 | #2,165 |
| 2022 | 230 | #981 | 104 | #1,923 |
| 2021 | 191 | #1,098 | 108 | #1,854 |
| 2020 | 141 | #1,292 | 121 | #1,692 |
| 2019 | 110 | #1,539 | 100 | #1,954 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,801 | 96 | #2,036 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,636 | 92 | #2,105 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,408 | 100 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,481 | 100 | #1,991 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,856 | 124 | #1,702 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,920 | 107 | #1,885 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,620 | 94 | #2,055 |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,111 | 77 | #2,406 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,063 | 84 | #2,283 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,304 | 24 | #5,820 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,805 | 18 | #7,261 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,418 | 19 | #6,987 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,248 | 14 | #8,526 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,434 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,294 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,829 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,913 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,649 | 9 | #10,638 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lux reached #981 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #1,692 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lux
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.