Lucian
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning light-giving, of light.
Babies a year
85
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#462
up from #485
UK popularity
#452
85 babies · up from #468
How Lucian has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #634 |
| 2016 | #626 |
| 2017 | #579 |
| 2018 | #647 |
| 2019 | #665 |
| 2020 | #637 |
| 2021 | #593 |
| 2022 | #545 |
| 2023 | #487 |
| 2024 | #485 |
| 2025 | #462 |
In 2025, 85 babies in England and Wales were named Lucian. In the US, 462 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lucian was most common in 1885, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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