Lux
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Lux is a name of Latin origin, meaning “light”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 1,166th for boys in the US (177 babies).
What does Lux mean?
Latin
“light”
The Latin word for light, also the scientific unit of illumination.
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Is Lux a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Lux has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 58 girls and 177 boys in the US.
How popular is Lux in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Lux, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 13 boys. 5 girls were also named Lux in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Lux than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Lux in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2014, 67% of the babies named Lux in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 2021.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Lux in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
How popular is Lux in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,166among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 177about 1 in 9,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 177 boys in the US were named Lux, making it the 1,166th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,288th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 230 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001. 58 girls were also named Lux in 2025 (2,895th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Lux in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 208 boys in the US were given Lux or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #969, up from #1,166 for this spelling alone.
In 2009, 63% of the babies named Lux in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 25%, with more boys than girls since 2019.
Lux in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 177 | #1,166 |
| 2024 | 164 | #1,224 |
| 2023 | 181 | #1,153 |
| 2022 | 230 | #979 |
| 2021 | 191 | #1,098 |
| 2020 | 141 | #1,288 |
| 2019 | 110 | #1,534 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Lux
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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