Lucian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-see-an
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #476 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #462 for boys
Lucian is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “light”. In 2025 it ranked 476th for boys in the UK (90 babies) and 462nd for boys in the US (670 babies).
What does Lucian mean?
Latin: from Lucianus, from Lucius
“light”
From the Latin Lucianus; Lucian of Samosata was a 2nd-century satirist who wrote in Greek.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lucian a girl's or a boy's name?
Lucian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 90 boys in the UK and 670 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lucian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #476among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 90about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 90 boys in the UK were named Lucian, making it the 476th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 536th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 106 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lucian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 132 boys in the UK were given Lucian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #369, up from #476 for this spelling alone.
- Lucian 90
- Lucien 42
Among boys in 2025, it was 452nd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Lucian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #476 |
| 2024 | 85 | #514 |
| 2023 | 106 | #428 |
| 2022 | 83 | #521 |
| 2021 | 88 | #511 |
| 2020 | 79 | #536 |
| 2019 | 80 | #538 |
| 2018 | 88 | #504 |
| 2017 | 99 | #466 |
| 2016 | 93 | #484 |
| 2015 | 92 | #490 |
| 2014 | 87 | #506 |
| 2013 | 77 | #534 |
| 2012 | 104 | #426 |
| 2011 | 81 | #502 |
| 2010 | 60 | #624 |
| 2009 | 64 | #577 |
| 2008 | 41 | #780 |
| 2007 | 50 | #648 |
| 2006 | 39 | #744 |
| 2005 | 27 | #917 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Lucian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #462among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 670about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 670 boys in the US were named Lucian, making it the 462nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 635th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most boys named Lucian of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Lucian in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 935 boys in the US were given Lucian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #360, up from #462 for this spelling alone.
- Lucian 670
- Lucien 265
Lucian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 670 | #462 |
| 2024 | 635 | #487 |
| 2023 | 613 | #489 |
| 2022 | 543 | #545 |
| 2021 | 469 | #593 |
| 2020 | 421 | #635 |
| 2019 | 398 | #664 |
| 2018 | 396 | #647 |
| 2017 | 469 | #577 |
| 2016 | 428 | #625 |
| 2015 | 422 | #633 |
| 2014 | 441 | #607 |
| 2013 | 393 | #626 |
| 2012 | 435 | #586 |
| 2011 | 419 | #595 |
| 2010 | 448 | #567 |
| 2009 | 426 | #606 |
| 2008 | 272 | #806 |
| 2007 | 281 | #775 |
| 2006 | 249 | #816 |
| 2005 | 217 | #847 |
| 2004 | 142 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 82 | #1,545 |
| 2002 | 73 | #1,633 |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,644 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,795 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 52 | #1,811 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,621 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,670 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,707 |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,501 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,526 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,683 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,287 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,304 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,712 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,348 |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,114 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,323 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,369 |
| 1957 | 35 | #1,317 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,256 |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,021 |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 45 | #1,090 |
| 1952 | 67 | #849 |
| 1951 | 65 | #866 |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,202 |
| 1949 | 52 | #957 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,028 |
| 1946 | 49 | #952 |
| 1945 | 43 | #971 |
| 1944 | 63 | #790 |
| 1943 | 45 | #998 |
| 1942 | 60 | #839 |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 |
| 1940 | 42 | #994 |
| 1939 | 47 | #904 |
| 1938 | 51 | #869 |
| 1937 | 50 | #869 |
| 1936 | 47 | #893 |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,020 |
| 1934 | 52 | #869 |
| 1933 | 55 | #834 |
| 1932 | 57 | #841 |
| 1931 | 65 | #775 |
| 1930 | 83 | #685 |
| 1929 | 69 | #771 |
| 1928 | 68 | #786 |
| 1927 | 90 | #677 |
| 1926 | 78 | #722 |
| 1925 | 101 | #628 |
| 1924 | 104 | #626 |
| 1923 | 103 | #631 |
| 1922 | 123 | #574 |
| 1921 | 98 | #652 |
| 1920 | 123 | #551 |
| 1919 | 80 | #695 |
| 1918 | 102 | #608 |
| 1917 | 105 | #577 |
| 1916 | 121 | #517 |
| 1915 | 124 | #497 |
| 1914 | 80 | #555 |
| 1913 | 59 | #564 |
| 1912 | 49 | #574 |
| 1911 | 33 | #514 |
| 1910 | 17 | #729 |
| 1909 | 23 | #545 |
| 1908 | 21 | #553 |
| 1907 | 20 | #540 |
| 1906 | 11 | #752 |
| 1905 | 16 | #592 |
| 1904 | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | 12 | #656 |
| 1902 | 13 | #614 |
| 1901 | 12 | #596 |
| 1900 | 21 | #518 |
| 1899 | 16 | #481 |
| 1898 | 20 | #452 |
| 1897 | 13 | #584 |
| 1896 | 19 | #462 |
| 1895 | 15 | #529 |
| 1894 | 17 | #480 |
| 1893 | 19 | #419 |
| 1892 | 17 | #480 |
| 1891 | 8 | #699 |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | 21 | #388 |
| 1888 | 26 | #359 |
| 1887 | 19 | #377 |
| 1886 | 18 | #417 |
| 1885 | 25 | #344 |
| 1884 | 20 | #399 |
| 1883 | 21 | #371 |
| 1882 | 21 | #389 |
| 1881 | 30 | #289 |
| 1880 | 18 | #403 |
Names like Lucian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leo Oliver Julian Lorenzo Harrison Felix Romeo Roman Jasper Milo Ezra Adrian
Other spellings of Lucian
Names related to Lucian
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lucian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lucian, updated 20 October 2026.