How Many People Are Named Lucien?
An estimated 5,980 people in the United States have the first name Lucien. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Lucien peaked in popularity in 2024 with 255 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lucien 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 Lucien paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,980
About 1 in 57,317 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2024
255 births
Total Registered
9,730
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lucien
Lucien is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,730 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Lucien as a male name
Ranked #912 in 2024
255 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (255 births)
Lucien as a female name
Ranked #18,894 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 2006 (5 births)
Lucien: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lucien span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,650 babies were registered. While Lucien is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lucien by Decade
How has Lucien 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.
Lucien by State
Birth registrations for Lucien span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, South Carolina. On average, about 137 Luciens were registered per state.
Lucien + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucien as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lucien
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lucien: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucien?
We estimate approximately 5,980 people named Lucien 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 57,317 Americans share this first name.
Is Lucien a common name?
Lucien is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,730 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lucien most popular?
Lucien reached peak popularity in 2024, when 255 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lucien is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lucien a male name?
Lucien is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lucien Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lucien Smith, Lucien Johnson, Lucien 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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