first name
LUCIAN
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 8,220 people named Lucian, 66.6% reported their origin as White, 16.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 8% as two or more races. 97.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Lucian peaked in 2025, when 670 babies got the name.
At least 14,501 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Lucian by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #805. The largest share of babies named Lucian, 43.5%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Lucian is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Lucian has been most common in Kentucky (3×), Oregon (2.2×), and Arizona (2×), and least common in Iowa (0.36×).
9,577 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Lucian
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lucian, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Lucian ranks #69,002 of 156,621, with 307 people. See Lucian as a last name
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