Lucien
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin Lucianus, patronymic of Lucius.
Meaning & Origin of Lucien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin Lucianus, patronymic of Lucius.
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The Story of Lucien
Lucien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 274 Luciens were born — ranking #868 that year. As of 2026, Lucien ranks #868 for baby boys with 274 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 10K Luciens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lucien
Lucien is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lucien's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #392. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucien'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 .
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