Lucian vs Lucas

Side-by-side comparison of Lucian and Lucas - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lucian

Boy name · Rank #487

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Name B

Lucas

Boy name · Rank #9

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Metric Lucian Lucas
Current Rank #487 #9
Total Births (all years) 14,469 331,092
Peak Year 2025 2017
Peak Year Births 670 13,032
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Lucian Lucas
1880s 219 41
1890s 160 67
1900s 162 55
1910s 770 286
1920s 957 403
1930s 546 254
1940s 490 256
1950s 448 339
1960s 300 857
1970s 272 8,817
1980s 300 26,088
1990s 372 38,178
2000s 1,873 70,995
2010s 4,249 118,661
2020s 3,351 65,795

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lucian Lucas
2014 441 12,175
2015 422 12,331
2016 428 12,906
2017 469 13,032
2018 396 12,665
2019 398 12,483
2020 421 11,386
2021 469 11,584
2022 543 10,973
2023 613 10,890
2024 635 10,743
2025 670 10,219

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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