Lucian
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About Lucian
Lucian is a sleeker, more sophisticated version of Lucius that is climbing in tandem with other Lu-starting names.
Historically, the name was made famous by the ancient Greek satirist Lucian of Samosata--sometimes considered the father of science fiction-- and by the third century St. Lucian.
A modern bearer was Berlin-born British painter Lucian Freud, grandson of Sigmund. In pop culture, Lucian the Lycan is a werewolf in the Underworld movies.
Lucian was picked by Indie actor Steve Buscemi. Lucien is the French version. The attractive Italian form is Luciano, as in Pavarotti.
Pronounced LOO-shun.
As of October 2026, Lucian ranked #462 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #292 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #54.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #607 | 441 | 229.6 |
| 2015 | #634 | 421 | 219.6 |
| 2016 | #626 | 428 | 225.5 |
| 2017 | #580 | 468 | 252.8 |
| 2018 | #647 | 396 | 218 |
| 2019 | #665 | 397 | 221.3 |
| 2020 | #635 | 421 | 243.9 |
| 2021 | #593 | 469 | 268.1 |
| 2022 | #545 | 543 | 311 |
| 2023 | #488 | 613 | 358.4 |
| 2024 | #485 | 634 | 368 |
| 2025 | #462 | 670 | 392.3 |
World rankings
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Lucian on lists
Famous Lucians
- Lucian of Chester
monk and author
- Lucian of Samosata
Assyrian,Greek rhetorician and satirist
- Saint Lucian of Antioch
theologian, martyr
- Saint Lucian of Beauvais
martyr
- Lucian Michael Freud
German,British painter
- Lucian Iulian Sânmărtean
Romanian footballer
- Lucian Bute
Romanian,Canadian boxer
- Lucian Boz
Romanian literary critic
- Lucian Georgevici
Romanian politician
- Lucian Pintilie
Romanian film director
- Lucian Blaga
Romanian philosopher and poet
- Lucian Buscemi (b. 1990)
son of actor Steve Buscemi
- Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage (b. 2014)
son of Weston Cage & Danielle Friedman
- Lucian Valentine Apollo Swan
son of Greta Bellamacina and Robert Montgomery
Lucian in pop culture
- Lucian
a lycan in the film 'Underworld'
- Lucian "Luke Garroway" Graymark
lycanthrope in Cassandra Clare's 'Mortal Instruments' series
- Lucian Gregory
red,haired anarchist poet in 'The Man Who Was Thursday' (1908) by G. K. Chesterton
- Lucian
a branch of the Cahill family in the 39 Clues series, descended from Luke Cahill
- Lucian Kiggs
the main character in "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
- Lucian Aster
character in Marvel Universe
- Lucian
member of the Elite Four in the Pokémon video games
- Dark Swordsman Lucian
character in video game Lunar Knights