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Lucifer

/ˈlusəfɚ/ · 100% boys · 22 born in 2025

Lucifer has been given to about 488 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈlusəfɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 484
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lucifer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 70
  • Born in 202522
  • All time488
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Lucifer?

Its best year was 2021, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 2089th. The typical living American called Lucifer is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Lucifer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lucien0.69
  2. Luther0.63
  3. Tucker0.63
  4. Oliver0.60
  5. River0.60
  6. Hunter0.52
  7. Javier0.52
  8. Skyler0.52

Middle names for Lucifer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lucifer Paul0.79
  2. Lucifer John0.79
  3. Lucifer Blake0.78
  4. Lucifer Wade0.78
  5. Lucifer Quinn0.78
  6. Lucifer Jude0.78

Sibling names for Lucifer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.90
  2. Asaiahbrother · 0.90
  3. Xylasister · 0.90
  4. Oziasbrother · 0.90
  5. Cruebrother · 0.90
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.89

Where Lucifer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lucifer White0.74
    2. Lucifer Nguyen0.74
    3. Lucifer Moore0.74
    4. Lucifer Hill0.74
    5. Lucifer Hall0.74
    6. Lucifer Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lucifer

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.