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Lucien

Boy

Meaning of Lucien: Latin: 'light'

Lucien is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 906th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#906

265 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,998

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 42 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 34 babies1985: 42 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 35 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 34 babies2000: 52 babies20002001: 81 babies2002: 69 babies2003: 69 babies2004: 87 babies2005: 113 babies2006: 155 babies2007: 141 babies2008: 145 babies2009: 152 babies2010: 169 babies20102011: 164 babies2012: 161 babies2013: 173 babies2014: 150 babies2015: 162 babies2016: 176 babies2017: 167 babies2018: 161 babies2019: 167 babies2020: 182 babies20202021: 179 babies2022: 202 babies2023: 250 babies2024: 258 babies2025: 265 babies
US babies named Lucien per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 265.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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