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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Lucian has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#179 · 1 in 495
- South Dakota#243 · 1 in 724
- Arkansas#258 · 1 in 967
- New Mexico#291 · 1 in 1,039
- Idaho#303 · 1 in 1,129
Best ever in a state: #95 in Connecticut, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #179 | 7 | 1 in 495 |
| South Dakota | #243 | 5 | 1 in 724 |
| Arkansas | #258 | 13 | 1 in 967 |
| New Mexico | #291 | 6 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Idaho | #303 | 7 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Indiana | #325 | 22 | 1 in 1,437 |
| West Virginia | #334 | 5 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Michigan | #336 | 26 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Connecticut | #344 | 8 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Washington | #362 | 20 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Wisconsin | #365 | 14 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 12 | 1 in 1,459 |
| Minnesota | #388 | 14 | 1 in 1,714 |
| Illinois | #392 | 27 | 1 in 1,858 |
| Oregon | #395 | 9 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Massachusetts | #397 | 13 | 1 in 2,100 |
| Arizona | #399 | 19 | 1 in 1,711 |
| Florida | #420 | 44 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Colorado | #428 | 13 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Missouri | #451 | 13 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Mississippi | #466 | 6 | 1 in 1,912 |
| California | #482 | 68 | 1 in 2,645 |
| Ohio | #493 | 21 | 1 in 2,499 |
| Iowa | #503 | 6 | 1 in 2,224 |
| Maryland | #515 | 9 | 1 in 2,581 |
| Texas | #534 | 61 | 1 in 2,908 |
| Kansas | #568 | 5 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Tennessee | #575 | 12 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Kentucky | #596 | 6 | 1 in 3,302 |
| Georgia | #619 | 16 | 1 in 3,149 |
| Virginia | #628 | 11 | 1 in 3,386 |
| New York | #633 | 23 | 1 in 3,729 |
| New Jersey | #655 | 10 | 1 in 4,037 |
| Utah | #670 | 5 | 1 in 3,675 |
| North Carolina | #757 | 11 | 1 in 4,611 |
| Pennsylvania | #788 | 10 | 1 in 5,202 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #289 (30 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1934
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,549
- 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
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 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 2023
boys
#489
613 births · 1 in 2,790 boys
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 2,790 of them was named Lucian, which outranked 96.6% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lucian
Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.