Given name & surname
Lux
“lady of the light”·“a man of the light”
Lux is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “lady of the light” (Latin) and “a man of the light” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “lady of the light” (Latin) and “a man of the light” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lux through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,181
- 1,528 boys · 1,653 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 334 babies
- 2025
- 235
- #1,168 for boys · #2,918 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 59% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 177 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,168 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 136.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 58 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,751 as a first name in 2020; 5,975 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lux’s family of names
Lux has a related form in Luxi. Lux has a related form in Luxe. Lux has a related form in Luxea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lux
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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