Names / Boy names
Lucifer
Current rank
#4,632
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,089
in 2021
First recorded
2002
in U.S. data
Children named
488
since 2002
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,089 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(LOO-sih-fer): Historically means light-bearer in Latin. It first shows up in American naming data in 2002. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 488 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.