How Many People Are Named Lucian?
An estimated 10,653 people in the United States have the first name Lucian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Lucian peaked in popularity in 2024 with 634 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lucian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lucian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,653
About 1 in 32,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
634 births
Total Registered
13,827
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lucian
Lucian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,827 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Lucian as a male name
Ranked #485 in 2024
634 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (634 births)
Lucian as a female name
Ranked #18,136 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Lucian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lucian span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,251 babies were registered. While Lucian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lucian by Decade
How has Lucian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lucian by State
Birth registrations for Lucian span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. On average, about 203 Lucians were registered per state.
Lucian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lucian
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lucian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucian?
We estimate approximately 10,653 people named Lucian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Lucian a common name?
Lucian is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,827 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lucian most popular?
Lucian reached peak popularity in 2024, when 634 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lucian is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lucian a male name?
Lucian is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lucian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lucian Smith, Lucian Johnson, Lucian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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