Lucien Boy
How popular is Lucien?
#897 boy name in 2025
265 baby boys were named Lucien in the US in 2025, making it the 897th most popular boy name.
Lucien popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #897 for boys (▲ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 265 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,157 in 2015, #1,086 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (265 boys) |
| Highest rank | #392 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lucien 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 Lucien is most popular
Babies named Lucien per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.4 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.2 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (156 boys)
Lucien by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 128 | #392 |
| 1890s | 120 | #521 |
| 1900s | 155 | #462 |
| 1910s | 911 | #472 |
| 1920s | 1,285 | #485 |
| 1930s | 739 | #579 |
| 1940s | 745 | #711 |
| 1950s | 518 | #843 |
| 1960s | 345 | #1,165 |
| 1970s | 321 | #1,441 |
| 1980s | 344 | #1,475 |
| 1990s | 337 | #2,036 |
| 2000s | 1,059 | #1,137 |
| 2010s | 1,650 | #1,080 |
| 2020s | 1,336 | #897 |
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Questions
- Is Lucien a boy or girl name?
- Lucien is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lucien were boys.
- How popular is the name Lucien?
- 265 baby boys were named Lucien in the US in 2025, making it the 897th most popular boy name.
- When was Lucien most popular?
- Lucien peaked in 2025, when 265 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #392 in 1880.
- How many people are named Lucien?
- 9,998 babies have been named Lucien in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,096 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Lucien most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lucien was most common in Oregon, at 0.4 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.