Lux
Lux is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 249 male / 916 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lux
If you do not know Lux’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lux,” in English, “Guten Tag Lux,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lux,
German
Guten Tag Lux,
French
Bonjour Lux,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lux:
Chinese
Lux您好:
Japanese
Lux様
English
Hi Lux,
German
Hi Lux,
French
Salut Lux,
Spanish
Hola Lux,
Chinese
Lux你好:
Japanese
Luxさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name |
United States birth data
249 male · 916 female · 1,165 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 21.4% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lux a male or female name?
Lux is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Lux in an email?
If you do not know Lux’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lux,” in English, “Guten Tag Lux,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Lux a unisex name?
Lux is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Lux a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/lux. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lux,
title = {Is Lux a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/lux},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}