How Many People Are Named Lucian?
people named Lucian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 30,658 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,501 babies named Lucian in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
670 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Romanian and English form of LUCIANUS. Lucian is the usual name of Lucianus of Samosata in English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lucian (99.8%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Lucian alive today is about 16 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 18 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Lucian first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 670 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Lucian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #292, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #462.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #462 |
| Best rank | #292 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #623 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Lucian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lucian were born in California than in any other state: about 1,031 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lucian was given 3.6 times as often in Kentucky, 2 times in Oregon and 1.9 times in Connecticut.
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