Boys' name · since 1880
Lucien
Lucien has 9,993 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,993
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucien currently ranks #897 among boys' names in America, with 9,993 babies recorded since 1880.
Lucien has 9,993 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #897 as of the latest data, more common than 94% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,205 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #897 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,993 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucien ranks #1,205 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #897 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,993 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,993
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucien's 9,993 recorded births place it above 97.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lucien compares
9,993 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Lucien's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,993 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 265 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lucien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lucien's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 265, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lucien popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 265
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lucien popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Lucien as girls' name)
Lucien by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,650 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Lucien's strongest decade.
1,650 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lucien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 128
1880s
128 births
- 1890s 120
1890s
120 births
- 1900s 155
1900s
155 births
- 1910s
1910s
911 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,285 births
- 1930s
1930s
739 births
- 1940s
1940s
745 births
- 1950s 518
1950s
518 births
- 1960s 345
1960s
345 births
- 1970s 321
1970s
321 births
- 1980s 344
1980s
344 births
- 1990s 337
1990s
337 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,059 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,650 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,336 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,650 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lucien compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lucien's total volume
Lucien by state
Where Lucien concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 754 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 681 | 6.8% |
| #3 | California | | 627 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 593 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Maine | | 526 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New Hampshire | | 315 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Rhode Island | | 301 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Texas | | 292 | 2.9% |
754 of 9,993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Lucien appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lucien's data
- Lucien's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,650 total births) through the 2020s (1,336) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Luciens (754 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lucien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lucien 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.