Lucan
Lucan is a name with a single cultural origin: History.
- History
Meaning & Origin of Lucan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucan is a name with a single cultural origin: History.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- History
The Story of Lucan
American parents first put Lucan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1977, with 16 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 41 Lucans were born — ranking #1,451 that year. About 37% of every Lucan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lucan ranks #6,904 for baby boys with 11 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 491 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lucan
Lucan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 491 births in the dataset. Lucan's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #1,451. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.