Lucian is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Lucian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #462 for boy births in the United States (and #934 across all names), given to 670 babies — 675 including U.S. territories. Lucian first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (670 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 670 | 675 | — | #462 |
| 2024 | 635 | 635 | — | #487 |
| 2023 | 613 | 618 | — | #489 |
| 2022 | 543 | 543 | — | #547 |
| 2021 | 469 | 469 | — | #594 |
| 2020 | 421 | 421 | — | #636 |
| 2019 | 398 | 398 | — | #665 |
| 2018 | 396 | 396 | — | #648 |
| 2017 | 469 | 469 | — | #579 |
| 2016 | 428 | 428 | — | #626 |
| 2015 | 422 | 422 | — | #633 |
| 2014 | 446 | 446 | #18,137 | #607 |
| 2013 | 393 | 393 | — | #626 |
| 2012 | 435 | 435 | — | #587 |
| 2011 | 419 | 419 | — | #596 |
| 2010 | 448 | 448 | — | #567 |
| 2009 | 426 | 426 | — | #607 |
| 2008 | 272 | 272 | — | #807 |
| 2007 | 287 | 287 | #16,747 | #779 |
| 2006 | 249 | 249 | — | #818 |
| 2005 | 217 | 217 | — | #847 |
| 2004 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,120 |
| 2003 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,559 |
| 2002 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,644 |
| 2001 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,653 |
| 2000 | 60 | 60 | — | #1,810 |
| 1999 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,125 |
| 1998 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,224 |
| 1997 | 52 | — | — | #1,828 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | — | #2,361 |
| 1995 | 33 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1994 | 32 | — | — | #2,430 |
| 1993 | 44 | — | — | #1,885 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | #2,890 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | — | #2,377 |
| 1990 | 37 | — | — | #2,034 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | — | #2,052 |
| 1988 | 34 | — | — | #1,936 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | — | #3,145 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | — | #2,264 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | — | #1,935 |
| 1982 | 37 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1980 | 43 | — | — | #1,458 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #10,555 | #1,728 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | — | #1,523 |
| 1975 | 30 | — | #8,607 | #1,980 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | — | #2,519 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | — | #2,010 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | — | #1,707 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1970 | 28 | — | — | #1,644 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | — | #1,547 |
| 1968 | 22 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1967 | 23 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1966 | 21 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1965 | 27 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | — | #1,301 |
| 1963 | 36 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1962 | 22 | — | — | #1,738 |
| 1961 | 35 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1960 | 49 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1959 | 35 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1958 | 32 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1957 | 35 | — | — | #1,338 |
| 1956 | 37 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1955 | 54 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1954 | 42 | — | — | #1,160 |
| 1953 | 45 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1952 | 67 | — | — | #857 |
| 1951 | 65 | — | — | #871 |
| 1950 | 36 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1949 | 52 | — | — | #962 |
| 1948 | 40 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1947 | 49 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1946 | 49 | — | — | #959 |
| 1945 | 43 | — | — | #982 |
| 1944 | 63 | — | — | #793 |
| 1943 | 45 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1942 | 60 | — | — | #846 |
| 1941 | 47 | — | — | #933 |
| 1940 | 42 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1939 | 47 | — | — | #912 |
| 1938 | 51 | — | — | #875 |
| 1937 | 50 | — | — | #877 |
| 1936 | 47 | — | — | #903 |
| 1935 | 39 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1934 | 52 | — | — | #873 |
| 1933 | 55 | — | — | #838 |
| 1932 | 57 | — | — | #847 |
| 1931 | 65 | — | — | #779 |
| 1930 | 83 | — | — | #688 |
| 1929 | 74 | — | #4,991 | #778 |
| 1928 | 68 | — | — | #794 |
| 1927 | 90 | — | — | #681 |
| 1926 | 78 | — | — | #724 |
| 1925 | 101 | — | — | #633 |
| 1924 | 109 | — | #5,548 | #631 |
| 1923 | 103 | — | — | #634 |
| 1922 | 123 | — | — | #579 |
| 1921 | 98 | — | — | #653 |
| 1920 | 123 | — | — | #556 |
| 1919 | 80 | — | — | #699 |
| 1918 | 102 | — | — | #609 |
| 1917 | 105 | — | — | #578 |
| 1916 | 121 | — | — | #518 |
| 1915 | 124 | — | — | #499 |
| 1914 | 80 | — | — | #559 |
| 1913 | 59 | — | — | #570 |
| 1912 | 49 | — | — | #577 |
| 1911 | 33 | — | — | #518 |
| 1910 | 17 | — | — | #744 |
| 1909 | 23 | — | — | #552 |
| 1908 | 21 | — | — | #560 |
| 1907 | 20 | — | — | #550 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #789 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | — | #606 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | — | #671 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #684 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | — | #637 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | — | #624 |
| 1900 | 21 | — | — | #522 |
| 1899 | 16 | — | — | #494 |
| 1898 | 20 | — | — | #464 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #602 |
| 1896 | 19 | — | — | #473 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | — | #544 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #491 |
| 1893 | 19 | — | — | #426 |
| 1892 | 17 | — | — | #490 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #743 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #474 |
| 1889 | 21 | — | — | #398 |
| 1888 | 26 | — | — | #365 |
| 1887 | 19 | — | — | #384 |
| 1886 | 18 | — | — | #423 |
| 1885 | 25 | — | — | #351 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | — | #407 |
| 1883 | 21 | — | — | #378 |
| 1882 | 21 | — | — | #396 |
| 1881 | 30 | — | — | #292 |
| 1880 | 18 | — | — | #416 |