Lucien

Meaning: Light; possibly king
Origin: French (from Latin, possibly Etruscan) — Variant of Lucius · via a proposed Etruscan origin

Boy's name · #899 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Lucien is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #397. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 10,000 boys since 1880, ranked #899 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Lucien is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#59 in Belgium (2025) · #80 in France (2025) · #243 in Switzerland (2025) · #461 in New Zealand (2025) · #839 in England & Wales (2025) · #885 in Scotland (2025) · #915 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,596 in Austria (2025) · #821 in Canada (2024).

Famous Luciens

Lucien Febvre — French historian (1878–1956)
Lucien Bonaparte — 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano (1775–1840)
Lucien Laurent — French footballer (1907–2005)
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl — French philosopher (1857–1939)
Lucien Petit-Breton — French cyclist

In stories & tradition

Lucien Chardon — The Human Comedy
Lucien — In the sky (book)
Lucien Draay^it — Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comics)

What Luciens become

Among 1,564 notable people named Lucien:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucien François, Belgian jurist.

Similar names: Lucio · Augustin · Lucian · Cassius · Adrien · Julien

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