Names / Boy names
Lucian
Current rank
#462
and rising
All-time peak
#292
in 1881
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
14,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #292 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Light (Latin). The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. Today it sits at #462 and is climbing. It crested in 1881 at #292. More than 14,500 children have been given the name overall.