Lucien

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin Lucianus, patronymic of Lucius.

From Wikipedia

Lucien first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 44 babies (rank #616 that year). In 2024 it was given to 32 boys (rank #821). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Lucien

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lucien yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

683

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain: Lucien — the gentle grocery clerk

Famous people named Lucien

Lucien Febvrehistorian · b. 1878
Lucien Bonapartecollector · b. 1775
Lucien Laurentathlete · b. 1907
Lucien Lévy-Bruhlphilosopher · b. 1857
Lucien Petit-Bretonsport cyclist · b. 1882

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	8	#1,356
1992	17	#839
1993	6	#1,739
1994	11	#1,063
1995	14	#1,034
1996	8	#1,519
1997	7	#1,659
1998	6	#1,862
1999	10	#1,324
2000	10	#1,306
2001	5	#2,249
2002	5	#2,274
2003	5	#2,387
2004	11	#1,385
2005	17	#1,043
2006	19	#1,000
2007	20	#1,002
2008	14	#1,338
2009	25	#894
2010	35	#708
2011	29	#802
2012	29	#807
2013	20	#1,060
2014	29	#823
2015	23	#971
2016	36	#728
2017	23	#1,011
2018	35	#733
2019	44	#616
2020	23	#1,001
2021	40	#691
2022	25	#982
2023	42	#643
2024	32	#821