Lux
25% girls · 75% boys
About Lux
This name of a character played by Kirsten Dunst in the movie Virgin Suicides, originally a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, is gaining attention, also thanks to the heroine Lux, Lady of Luminosity in the League of Legends games. Luz is the Spanish version.
Lux for girls#2918 US
Influencer Brooklyn Larsen named her daughter Lux in 2026.
Lux for boys#1168 US
Lux, one of the light-filled names that include Lucy and Lucian, broke onto the scene as a girls' name but now it's decidedly gender neutral. In fact, at the last count there were slightly more boys named Lux than girls: 140 to 120. But that's pretty close, making this a truly nonbinary name.
Pronounced LUKS.
As of November 2026, Lux ranked #2918 for girls and #1168 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1692 for girls in 2020 and #981 for boys in 2022, Nameberry popularity #358 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,702 | 124 | #3,856 | 27 |
| 2015 | #1,991 | 100 | #3,481 | 32 |
| 2016 | #1,991 | 100 | #3,408 | 33 |
| 2017 | #2,105 | 92 | #3,636 | 30 |
| 2018 | #2,036 | 96 | #1,801 | 85 |
| 2019 | #1,954 | 100 | #1,539 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,692 | 121 | #1,292 | 141 |
| 2021 | #1,854 | 108 | #1,098 | 191 |
| 2022 | #1,923 | 104 | #981 | 230 |
| 2023 | #2,165 | 88 | #1,153 | 181 |
| 2024 | #2,803 | 60 | #1,223 | 164 |
| 2025 | #2,918 | 58 | #1,168 | 177 |
World rankings
Lux for boys
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Famous Luxs
- Hannah Lux DavisGirl
American music video, commercial and film director
- LuxGirl
stage name of Kate Danson, American singer and daughter of actor Ted Danson
- Ruby Luxe Anderson (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of cricketer James Anderson
- Lux Atkin (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of British stylist Louise Teasdale
Lux in pop culture
- Lux CassidyGirl
main character on TV's "Life Unexpected"
- Lux LisbonGirl
main character in Jeffrey Eugenides' "The Virgin Suicides"
- Lux CrueGirl
character in "Vitro" by Jessica Khoury
- LuxGirl
the Lady of Luminosity, character in video game "League of Legends"
- LuxGirl
character on animated series "Tron: Uprising"
- Jenny LuxGirl
character in "Eight Girls Taking Pictures" by Whitney Otto
- "LuxGirl
" book series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- "The LuxeGirl
" book series by Anna Godberson
- "400 LuxGirl
" song by Lorde
- LuxBoy
character in the Angel series of "Puyopuyo!! Quest"