Boys' name · since 1977
Lucan
484 babies named Lucan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lucan is the #5955 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 484 recorded since 1977.
Lucan has 484 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5955 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,955 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 484 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucan ranks #8,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,955 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 484 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucan's 484 recorded births place it above 82.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lucan compares
484 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lucan's all-time total is 31% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 484 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lucan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lucan's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lucan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lucan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Lucan's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lucan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (37% of all-time use).
Lucan by state
Where Lucan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
14 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lucan's data
- Lucan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lucans (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lucan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.