How Many People Are Named Lycan?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Lycan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Lycan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lycan 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 Lycan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
19 births
Total Registered
149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lycan
Lycan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 149 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lycan as a male name
Ranked #8,067 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (19 births)
Lycan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lycan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 92 babies were registered. While Lycan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lycan by Decade
How has Lycan 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.
Lycan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lycan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lycan
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lycan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lycan?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Lycan 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 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Lycan a common name?
Lycan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lycan most popular?
Lycan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lycan is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lycan a male name?
Lycan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lycan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lycan Smith, Lycan Johnson, Lycan 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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