US rank #6932 Boys' name Peak 1978 469 births

Lucan — #6932 US boys' name

469 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.

1970s781980s431990s172000s872010s1802020s64
#6932
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lucan was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

41 babies were named Lucan in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucan

The Social Security Administration has registered 469 babies named Lucan between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lucan currently holds the #6932 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lucan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 469 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lucan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

469

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1978

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,932

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
41
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004198819801977 16

Lucan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
180 births that decade — 38% of Lucan's all-time total
1970s781980s431990s172000s872010s1802020s64

Lucan by state

Where Lucan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lucan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 3.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Lucan's total US births 3.0%
Even split

14 of 469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucan?
469 babies have been named Lucan since 1977. It currently ranks #6932 among boys. The peak year was 1978 with 41 births.
When was Lucan most popular?
Lucan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Lucan most popular?
The top states for the name Lucan are California (14 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lucan been used?
Lucan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucas, Luca, Luciano, Lucian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.