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In 2024, 634 boys in the United States were named Lucian, making it the 485th most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 607th a decade earlier.
2024 is its busiest year on record.
Records for Lucian go back to 1880, and 13,827 babies have been given the name since.
Derived from the Latin lux meaning "light". Carries classical elegance with scholarly and artistic associations. Has artistic and literary connections through various historical figures. Latin name meaning "light" or "illumination". Distinguished history while remaining uncommon.
Lucian is of Latin origin, described as literary and classic and classical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 634 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Derived from the Latin lux meaning "light". Carries classical elegance with scholarly and artistic associations.
Lucian is of Latin origin, and is usually described as literary and classic and classical in style.
In 2024, 634 boys in the United States were named Lucian, making it the 485th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 634 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Lucy, Lucia, Lucie are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Lucian.