Lucian Boy
How popular is Lucian?
#462 boy name in 2025
670 baby boys were named Lucian in the US in 2025, making it the 462nd most popular boy name.
Lucian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #462 for boys (▲ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 670 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #633 in 2015, #635 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (670 boys) |
| Highest rank | #289 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lucian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lucian family of names ranked #354 for boys in 2025 (#366 the year before), with 935 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lucian | 670 | 72% |
| Lucien | 265 | 28% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lucian is most popular
Babies named Lucian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.8 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- New Mexico: 0.7 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.6 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.5 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.5 per 1,000 (54 boys)
Lucian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 219 | #289 |
| 1890s | 160 | #419 |
| 1900s | 162 | #518 |
| 1910s | 770 | #497 |
| 1920s | 957 | #551 |
| 1930s | 546 | #685 |
| 1940s | 490 | #790 |
| 1950s | 448 | #849 |
| 1960s | 300 | #1,114 |
| 1970s | 272 | #1,501 |
| 1980s | 300 | #1,449 |
| 1990s | 372 | #1,811 |
| 2000s | 1,873 | #606 |
| 2010s | 4,249 | #567 |
| 2020s | 3,351 | #462 |
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Questions
- Is Lucian a boy or girl name?
- Lucian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lucian were boys.
- How popular is the name Lucian?
- 670 baby boys were named Lucian in the US in 2025, making it the 462nd most popular boy name.
- When was Lucian most popular?
- Lucian peaked in 2025, when 670 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #289 in 1881.
- How many people are named Lucian?
- 14,501 babies have been named Lucian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,209 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Lucian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lucian was most common in Oregon, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.