Lucian
Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #462 for boys in 2025, 670 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 30 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,469since 1880
Lucian over time
Rank among boys' names. Lucian has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #462 | 670 | |
| 2024 | — | #487 | 635 | |
| 2023 | — | #489 | 613 | |
| 2022 | — | #545 | 543 | |
| 2021 | — | #593 | 469 | |
| 2020 | — | #635 | 421 | |
| 2019 | — | #664 | 398 | |
| 2018 | — | #647 | 396 | |
| 2017 | — | #577 | 469 | |
| 2016 | — | #625 | 428 | |
| 2015 | — | #633 | 422 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #607 | 441 |
| 2013 | — | #626 | 393 | |
| 2012 | — | #586 | 435 | |
| 2011 | — | #595 | 419 | |
| 2010 | — | #567 | 448 | |
| 2009 | — | #606 | 426 | |
| 2008 | — | #806 | 272 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #775 | 281 |
| 2006 | — | #816 | 249 | |
| 2005 | — | #847 | 217 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,114 | 142 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,548 | 82 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,636 | 73 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,648 | 71 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,799 | 60 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,098 | 45 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,199 | 41 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,814 | 52 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,332 | 34 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,346 | 33 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,392 | 32 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,875 | 44 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,834 | 24 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,344 | 30 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,012 | 37 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,027 | 35 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,909 | 34 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,072 | 16 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,226 | 25 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,171 | 25 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,933 | 28 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,905 | 28 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,622 | 37 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,899 | 29 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,449 | 43 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,670 | 34 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,652 | 33 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #1,707 | 31 |
| 1976 | — | #1,502 | 36 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,948 | 24 |
| 1974 | — | #2,459 | 16 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,982 | 21 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,680 | 27 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,615 | 28 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,526 | 28 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,609 | 23 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,684 | 21 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,483 | 27 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,288 | 37 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,305 | 36 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,713 | 22 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,349 | 35 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,115 | 49 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,324 | 35 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,370 | 32 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,318 | 35 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,257 | 37 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,022 | 54 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,091 | 45 | |
| 1952 | — | #850 | 67 | |
| 1951 | — | #867 | 65 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,203 | 36 | |
| 1949 | — | #958 | 52 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,127 | 40 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,029 | 49 | |
| 1946 | — | #952 | 49 | |
| 1945 | — | #971 | 43 | |
| 1944 | — | #790 | 63 | |
| 1943 | — | #998 | 45 | |
| 1942 | — | #839 | 60 | |
| 1941 | — | #925 | 47 | |
| 1940 | — | #994 | 42 | |
| 1939 | — | #904 | 47 | |
| 1938 | — | #869 | 51 | |
| 1937 | — | #869 | 50 | |
| 1936 | — | #893 | 47 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,020 | 39 | |
| 1934 | — | #869 | 52 | |
| 1933 | — | #834 | 55 | |
| 1932 | — | #841 | 57 | |
| 1931 | — | #775 | 65 | |
| 1930 | — | #685 | 83 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #771 | 69 |
| 1928 | — | #786 | 68 | |
| 1927 | — | #677 | 90 | |
| 1926 | — | #722 | 78 | |
| 1925 | — | #628 | 101 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #626 | 104 |
| 1923 | — | #631 | 103 | |
| 1922 | — | #574 | 123 | |
| 1921 | — | #652 | 98 | |
| 1920 | — | #551 | 123 | |
| 1919 | — | #695 | 80 | |
| 1918 | — | #608 | 102 | |
| 1917 | — | #577 | 105 | |
| 1916 | — | #517 | 121 | |
| 1915 | — | #497 | 124 | |
| 1914 | — | #555 | 80 | |
| 1913 | — | #564 | 59 | |
| 1912 | — | #574 | 49 | |
| 1911 | — | #514 | 33 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #545 | 23 | |
| 1908 | — | #553 | 21 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #462 | 19 | |
| 1895 | — | #529 | 15 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #419 | 19 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1887 | — | #377 | 19 | |
| 1886 | — | #417 | 18 | |
| 1885 | — | #344 | 25 | |
| 1884 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1883 | — | #371 | 21 | |
| 1882 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1881 | — | #289 | 30 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucian was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Lucian is popular in 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#275 · 1 in 1,310
- West Virginia#292 · 1 in 1,351
- Idaho#318 · 1 in 1,191
- Wisconsin#399 · 1 in 2,108
- Kansas#403 · 1 in 1,976
Best ever in a state: #95 in Connecticut, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #275 | 17 | 1 in 1,310 |
| West Virginia | #292 | 6 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Idaho | #318 | 7 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Wisconsin | #399 | 13 | 1 in 2,108 |
| Kansas | #403 | 8 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Connecticut | #410 | 6 | 1 in 2,439 |
| Oregon | #424 | 9 | 1 in 2,039 |
| Tennessee | #429 | 15 | 1 in 2,418 |
| Washington | #449 | 16 | 1 in 2,269 |
| Pennsylvania | #450 | 21 | 1 in 2,894 |
| Ohio | #475 | 19 | 1 in 3,173 |
| Colorado | #495 | 10 | 1 in 2,729 |
| Mississippi | #508 | 5 | 1 in 2,756 |
| Maryland | #509 | 9 | 1 in 3,136 |
| Massachusetts | #519 | 8 | 1 in 3,739 |
| Florida | #520 | 29 | 1 in 3,311 |
| Indiana | #536 | 11 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Iowa | #544 | 5 | 1 in 3,155 |
| Arizona | #545 | 11 | 1 in 3,417 |
| Michigan | #547 | 14 | 1 in 3,490 |
| Missouri | #577 | 9 | 1 in 3,595 |
| Georgia | #606 | 14 | 1 in 3,930 |
| Oklahoma | #623 | 6 | 1 in 3,441 |
| Texas | #641 | 41 | 1 in 4,550 |
| New York | #642 | 22 | 1 in 4,670 |
| California | #660 | 44 | 1 in 5,257 |
| New Jersey | #856 | 6 | 1 in 6,990 |
| North Carolina | #883 | 7 | 1 in 7,386 |
| Virginia | #994 | 5 | 1 in 8,463 |
| Illinois | #1,069 | 7 | 1 in 9,486 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lucian
- 25 spots since 2024 (#487 → #462)
- 173 spots since 2020 (#635 → #462)
- 171 spots since 2015 (#633 → #462)
- Biggest jump: 336 spots in 1951 (#1,203 → #867)
- Biggest drop: 245 spots in 1950 (#958 → #1,203)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #289 (30 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1934
- Highest: 1 in 2,549 boys born in 2025 were named Lucian (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #289 in 1881, was only 1 in 3,358 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.4% of all boys named Lucian (4,249) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 219 | #289 (1881) | #374 |
| 1890s | 160 | #419 (1893) | #505 |
| 1900s | 162 | #518 (1900) | #601 |
| 1910s | 770 | #497 (1915) | #583 |
| 1920s | 957 | #551 (1920) | #662 |
| 1930s | 546 | #685 (1930) | #856 |
| 1940s | 490 | #790 (1944) | #958 |
| 1950s | 448 | #850 (1952) | #1,145 |
| 1960s | 300 | #1,115 (1960) | #1,477 |
| 1970s | 272 | #1,502 (1976) | #1,813 |
| 1980s | 300 | #1,449 (1980) | #2,021 |
| 1990s | 372 | #1,814 (1997) | #2,225 |
| 2000s | 1,873 | #606 (2009) | #1,160 |
| 2010s | 4,249 | #567 (2010) | #613 |
| 2020s | 3,351 | #462 (2025) | #535 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lucian in 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 357,271 of them was named Lucian, which outranked 14.1% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #14,558Zyiona6
- #14,558Zynique6
- #14,558Zynovia6
- #16,513Lucian5
- #16,513Aabriella5
- #16,513Aadrika5
- #16,513Aaiza5
Tied with 2,719 names at #16,513; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 4,356 of them was named Lucian, which outranked 95.7% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.