Lucian
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Lucian is also given to girls.
Pronounced LOO-shun.
As of October 2026, Lucian ranked #462 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #292 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #54.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #607 | 441 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #634 | 421 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #626 | 428 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #580 | 468 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #647 | 396 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #665 | 397 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #635 | 421 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #593 | 469 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #545 | 543 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #488 | 613 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #485 | 634 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #462 | 670 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Lucian for boys
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Lucian on lists
Famous Lucians
- Lucian of ChesterBoy
monk and author
- Lucian of SamosataBoy
Assyrian,Greek rhetorician and satirist
- Saint Lucian of AntiochBoy
theologian, martyr
- Saint Lucian of BeauvaisBoy
martyr
- Lucian Michael FreudBoy
German,British painter
- Lucian Iulian SânmărteanBoy
Romanian footballer
- Lucian ButeBoy
Romanian,Canadian boxer
- Lucian BozBoy
Romanian literary critic
- Lucian GeorgeviciBoy
Romanian politician
- Lucian PintilieBoy
Romanian film director
- Lucian BlagaBoy
Romanian philosopher and poet
- Lucian Buscemi (b. 1990)Boy
son of actor Steve Buscemi
- Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage (b. 2014)Boy
son of Weston Cage & Danielle Friedman
- Lucian Valentine Apollo SwanBoy
son of Greta Bellamacina and Robert Montgomery
Lucian in pop culture
- LucianBoy
a lycan in the film 'Underworld'
- Lucian "Luke Garroway" GraymarkBoy
lycanthrope in Cassandra Clare's 'Mortal Instruments' series
- Lucian GregoryBoy
red,haired anarchist poet in 'The Man Who Was Thursday' (1908) by G. K. Chesterton
- LucianBoy
a branch of the Cahill family in the 39 Clues series, descended from Luke Cahill
- Lucian KiggsBoy
the main character in "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
- Lucian AsterBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- LucianBoy
member of the Elite Four in the Pokémon video games
- Dark Swordsman LucianBoy
character in video game Lunar Knights