Lucien is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Lucien is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #899 for boy births in the United States (and #1,844 across all names), given to 265 babies. Lucien first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (265 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 265 | 265 | — | #899 |
| 2024 | 258 | 258 | — | #907 |
| 2023 | 250 | 250 | — | #925 |
| 2022 | 202 | 202 | — | #1,083 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | — | #1,138 |
| 2020 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,091 |
| 2019 | 167 | 167 | — | #1,166 |
| 2018 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,186 |
| 2017 | 167 | 167 | — | #1,138 |
| 2016 | 176 | 176 | — | #1,113 |
| 2015 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,159 |
| 2014 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,221 |
| 2013 | 173 | 173 | — | #1,081 |
| 2012 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,140 |
| 2011 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,117 |
| 2010 | 169 | 169 | — | #1,116 |
| 2009 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,189 |
| 2008 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,220 |
| 2007 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,252 |
| 2006 | 155 | 155 | #18,895 | #1,138 |
| 2005 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,339 |
| 2004 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,539 |
| 2003 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,758 |
| 2002 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,704 |
| 2001 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,508 |
| 2000 | 52 | 52 | — | #1,987 |
| 1999 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,593 |
| 1998 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,144 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | — | #2,247 |
| 1996 | 30 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,390 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | — | #2,068 |
| 1993 | 31 | — | — | #2,436 |
| 1992 | 32 | — | — | #2,340 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | — | #2,123 |
| 1990 | 34 | — | — | #2,148 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | — | #2,015 |
| 1988 | 34 | — | — | #1,937 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | — | #2,200 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | — | #2,265 |
| 1985 | 42 | — | — | #1,559 |
| 1984 | 34 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | #1,886 |
| 1982 | 42 | — | — | #1,506 |
| 1981 | 33 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1980 | 42 | — | — | #1,484 |
| 1979 | 35 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1978 | 34 | — | — | #1,638 |
| 1977 | 33 | — | — | #1,658 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | — | #1,966 |
| 1975 | 30 | — | — | #1,687 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1972 | 33 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1971 | 35 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1970 | 33 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1969 | 32 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1968 | 39 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1967 | 41 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1966 | 28 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1965 | 29 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1964 | 38 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1963 | 33 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1962 | 23 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1960 | 37 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1959 | 41 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1958 | 48 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1957 | 53 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1956 | 47 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1955 | 53 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1954 | 57 | — | — | #988 |
| 1953 | 54 | — | — | #985 |
| 1952 | 53 | — | — | #990 |
| 1951 | 47 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1950 | 65 | — | — | #847 |
| 1949 | 73 | — | — | #806 |
| 1948 | 78 | — | — | #769 |
| 1947 | 85 | — | — | #747 |
| 1946 | 84 | — | — | #713 |
| 1945 | 57 | — | — | #834 |
| 1944 | 76 | — | — | #714 |
| 1943 | 75 | — | — | #750 |
| 1942 | 77 | — | — | #735 |
| 1941 | 73 | — | — | #726 |
| 1940 | 67 | — | — | #754 |
| 1939 | 63 | — | — | #766 |
| 1938 | 61 | — | — | #791 |
| 1937 | 47 | — | — | #917 |
| 1936 | 62 | — | — | #776 |
| 1935 | 54 | — | — | #855 |
| 1934 | 98 | — | — | #596 |
| 1933 | 76 | — | — | #682 |
| 1932 | 73 | — | — | #734 |
| 1931 | 98 | — | — | #595 |
| 1930 | 107 | — | — | #580 |
| 1929 | 82 | — | — | #682 |
| 1928 | 97 | — | — | #624 |
| 1927 | 145 | — | — | #503 |
| 1926 | 142 | — | — | #511 |
| 1925 | 132 | — | — | #535 |
| 1924 | 129 | — | — | #554 |
| 1923 | 158 | — | — | #487 |
| 1922 | 137 | — | — | #535 |
| 1921 | 141 | — | — | #526 |
| 1920 | 122 | — | — | #562 |
| 1919 | 129 | — | — | #525 |
| 1918 | 118 | — | — | #555 |
| 1917 | 119 | — | — | #533 |
| 1916 | 147 | — | — | #472 |
| 1915 | 125 | — | — | #495 |
| 1914 | 89 | — | — | #521 |
| 1913 | 78 | — | — | #494 |
| 1912 | 48 | — | — | #589 |
| 1911 | 36 | — | — | #492 |
| 1910 | 22 | — | — | #630 |
| 1909 | 30 | — | — | #465 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | — | #730 |
| 1907 | 14 | — | — | #725 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | — | #696 |
| 1905 | 18 | — | — | #560 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #793 |
| 1903 | 16 | — | — | #564 |
| 1902 | 19 | — | — | #499 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #822 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #719 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #537 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | — | #786 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #603 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #576 |
| 1895 | 13 | — | — | #593 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #616 |
| 1893 | 13 | — | — | #559 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #725 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #546 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #650 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #570 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | — | #495 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #570 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #732 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #515 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #590 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #578 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | — | #480 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | — | #551 |
| 1880 | 19 | — | — | #397 |