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Lux
OriginLatin
Meaning"light"
About Lux
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 October 2026, Lux ranked #1168 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #981 in 2022.
Editor's take: The name Lux is a boy's name meaning "light".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,856 | 27 | 14.1 |
| 2015 | #3,481 | 32 | 16.7 |
| 2016 | #3,408 | 33 | 17.4 |
| 2017 | #3,636 | 30 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | #1,801 | 85 | 46.8 |
| 2019 | #1,539 | 110 | 61.3 |
| 2020 | #1,292 | 141 | 81.7 |
| 2021 | #1,098 | 191 | 109.2 |
| 2022 | #981 | 230 | 131.7 |
| 2023 | #1,153 | 181 | 105.8 |
| 2024 | #1,223 | 164 | 95.2 |
| 2025 | #1,168 | 177 | 103.6 |
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