Lucius
2025 SSA
About Lucius
Lucius is an old Roman clan name that has lots of religious and literary resonance, yet is still vital today. It was the name of three popes, appears in several Shakespeare plays, and, like all the names beginning with 'luc' relates to the Latin word for light.It was one of a limited number of forenames used in ancient Rome, and because of its meaning was often given to boys born at dawn.
In the Bible, Lucius is the name of three people; Shakespeare used it for the son of Titus in Titus Andronicus, a young servant of Brutus in Julius Caesar, a lord in Timon of Athens and a Roman general in Cymbeline.
Other fictional bearers of the name can be found in Le Morte d'Arthur, The Golden Ass, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Faulkner's The Reivers, Batman, Talladega Nights, and The Incredibles. Lucius Malfoy, the father of Draco, is a Harry Potter villain, and other Luciuses have been portrayed on screen by Morgan Freeman, Joaquin Phoenix and Luke Wilson.
Real-life namesakes include renowned World War II General Lucius B. Clay, and writer, photographer, and bon vivant Lucius Beebe.
Pronounced LOO-shus.
As of October 2026, Lucius ranked #1129 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #259 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #579.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,394 | 122 | 63.5 |
| 2015 | #1,300 | 137 | 71.5 |
| 2016 | #1,190 | 160 | 84.3 |
| 2017 | #1,411 | 124 | 67 |
| 2018 | #1,379 | 128 | 70.5 |
| 2019 | #1,291 | 144 | 80.3 |
| 2020 | #1,228 | 153 | 88.6 |
| 2021 | #1,375 | 134 | 76.6 |
| 2022 | #1,223 | 161 | 92.2 |
| 2023 | #1,254 | 154 | 90 |
| 2024 | #1,385 | 135 | 78.4 |
| 2025 | #1,129 | 189 | 110.7 |
World rankings
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Lucius on lists
Famous Luciuss
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
"Sulla," Roman statesman and general
- Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
seventh king of Rome
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
fifth king of Rome
- Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Senator of the Roman Republic, closely connected to Sulla
- Lucius Septimus Bassianua
Roman Emperor known as Caracalla
- Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Roman Emperor
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
Roman consul and general
- Lucius Verus
Roman Emperor
- Lucius D. Clay
American general, postwar administrator of Germany
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
U.S. Senator from Mississippi, cabinet member and Supreme Court justice
- Lucius Shepard
American SF/fantasy writer
- Lucius of Cyrene
teacher at the Antioch church (Acts 13:1)
Lucius in pop culture
- Lucius
character in the video game "Trinity Universe"
- Lucius Malfoy
character from the Harry Potter series and father of Draco Malfoy
- Lucius Fox
character in "Batman" series
- Lucius Hunt
character in movie "The Village" played by Joaquin Phoenix
- Lucius
son of Titus in "Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare
- Lucius
servant in "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare
- Lucius
character in the game "Fire Emblem"
- Lucius
pit crew captain in movie "Talladega Nights," played by Michael Clarke Duncan
- Lucius
the main character in the poem "The Golden Ass" by Apuleius
- Lucius
character from poem "Le Morte d'Arthur"
- Lucius the Eternal
character in the "Warhammer 40,000" universe
- Lucius Faversham
character in the radio comedy "The Penny Dreadfuls Present..."
- Lucius Best/Frozone
cryokinetic superhero from movie "The Incredibles"
- Lucius Down
character in the Jeff Smith comic "Bone"
- Lucius Lavin
character from the "Stargate Atlantis" episodes Irresistible and Irresponsible
- Lucius (Luke) Provine
a man with the hiccups in "A Bear Hunt" by William Faulkner
- Lucius Petrus Dextrus
character from the "Doctor Who" episode "The Fires of Pompeii"
- Lucius Vorenus
character in TV's "Rome," loosely based on a centurion in Julius Caesar's army
- Lucius Quick
a young boy in "The Reivers" by William Faulkner as well as movie adaptation
- Lucius Hogganbeck
a baby named after the Lucius Quick in "The Reivers"
- Lucius Brockway
character in " Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
- Lucius Wagner
character in video game "Lucius"
- Lucius
character played by Ron Randell, in the 1961 film King of Kings
- Lucius
a character in 'Fallout: New Vegas'
- Lucius Isaacson
character in "The Alienist"