Boy
Lucien
Lucien means "French form of Lucian" and comes from French, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
FrenchFrench form of Lucian
EtymologyMeaning "light"
Births by decade
1900s
155
1910s
911
1920s
1,285
1930s
738
1940s
745
1950s
518
1960s
345
1970s
321
1980s
344
1990s
337
2000s
1,064
2010s
1,319
Peaked in the 2010s · 8,082 total U.S. births since 1900