Lycan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LY-kun
- Origin
- Greek
Lycan is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “wolf”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lycan mean?
Greek: from lycanthrope 'werewolf', Greek lykos 'wolf'
“wolf”
From the word for a werewolf, recalling Lycaon, the Arcadian king whom Zeus turned into a wolf in Greek myth.
Is Lycan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lycan is a boys' name.
How popular is Lycan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Lycan in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lycan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
Names like Lycan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finnegan Callan Declan Ronan Lachlan Kayden Cassian Raiden Deacon Finn Kellan Aiden
Names related to Lycan
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Lycan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lycan, updated 20 October 2026.