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Lucan
OriginIrish variation of Luke
Meaning"light"
About Lucan
Lucan is a rarely heard Irish name, a Luke form with the trendy an ending.
Pronounced LOO-kun.
As of October 2026, Lucan ranked #6028 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1460 in 1978.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,971 | 26 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | #4,991 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Lucan on lists
Famous Lucans
- Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (known as Lucan)
1st,century Roman poet
- Lucan Gillespie
female fashion model
Lucan in pop culture
- Sir Lucan
one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table
- Earl of Lucan
title first held by Irish general Patrick Sarsfield
- Lucan
a place in Ireland
- Lucan the Woodelf
NPC in the realplay DnD podcast Drunks and Dragons.
- Lucanus means 'man from Lucania
' a place in southern Italy
Variations & nicknames
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