Given name

Lushus

“surrounded by light”

Lushus is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lushus is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lushus is a variant of Lucian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lushus through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1986
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012320002025Highest share 19860.0
Lushus in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1986–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Lushus’s family of names

Lushus has a related form in Lucian.

Walk Lushus’s family in the name graph

LushusLucian

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lushus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Lacie

“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” · “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”

36RareCooling

>99% girls

 

Lyndi

“one who is soft and beauti-”

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>99% girls

 

Lacy

“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” · “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”

35RareEasing

2% boys · 98% girls

English

Lindsay

Lindsay is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”

37RareCooling

1% boys · 99% girls

Greek · Saints

Leandra

“resembling a lioness”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Lindsey

Lindsey is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”

45UncommonCooling

2% boys · 98% girls

French

Lacey

“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” · “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”

54UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Lucero

“surrounded by light” · “one who is surrounded by light”

44UncommonSteady

2% boys · 98% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lushus’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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