Lucien
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning light-bringing; a form of Lucius.
How Lucien has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2023 | #923 |
| 2024 | #912 |
| 2025 | #899 |
Lucien by the numbers
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Lucien. In the US, 165 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 176 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Lucius
Like Lucien, each of these traces back to Lucius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lucien. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lucianlight-giving, of light85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lucianoof or belonging to Lucius; light-giving566 in the US (2017)
- Luciusof the light; bright26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Luciolight-bearing; a form of Lucius82 in the US (2017)
- Lucilelight-giving; a form of Lucy29 in the US (2017)
- Luciferlight-bringer; morning star6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Lucien, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lucasbringer of light; from Lucania12,963 in the US (2017)
- Lukefrom Lucania; light9,168 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lucien
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