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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 255 babies (rank #912 that year). In 2024 it was given to 255 boys (rank #912). The name has been rising over the last five years.

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.

9,730

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

255

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
1880	19	#397
1881	11	#551
1882	15	#480
1883	11	#578
1884	11	#590
1885	14	#515
1886	8	#732
1887	11	#570
1888	16	#495
1889	12	#570
1890	10	#650
1891	12	#546
1892	10	#725
1893	13	#559
1894	12	#616
1895	13	#593
1896	14	#576
1897	13	#603
1898	9	#786
1899	14	#537
1900	13	#719
1901	8	#822
1902	19	#499
1903	16	#564
1904	10	#793
1905	18	#560
1906	13	#696
1907	14	#725
1908	14	#730
1909	30	#465
1910	22	#630
1911	36	#492
1912	48	#589
1913	78	#494
1914	89	#521
1915	125	#495
1916	147	#472
1917	119	#533
1918	118	#555
1919	129	#525
1920	122	#562
1921	141	#526
1922	137	#535
1923	158	#487
1924	129	#554
1925	132	#535
1926	142	#511
1927	145	#503
1928	97	#624
1929	82	#682
1930	107	#580
1931	98	#596
1932	73	#734
1933	76	#682
1934	98	#596
1935	54	#855
1936	62	#777
1937	47	#917
1938	61	#791
1939	63	#766
1940	67	#754
1941	73	#726
1942	77	#735
1943	75	#750
1944	76	#714
1945	57	#834
1946	84	#713
1947	85	#747
1948	78	#769
1949	73	#806
1950	65	#847
1951	47	#1,049
1952	53	#990
1953	54	#985
1954	57	#987
1955	53	#1,040
1956	47	#1,116
1957	53	#1,048
1958	48	#1,112
1959	41	#1,222
1960	37	#1,314
1961	45	#1,192
1962	23	#1,695
1963	33	#1,370
1964	38	#1,274
1965	29	#1,447
1966	28	#1,473
1967	41	#1,172
1968	39	#1,228
1969	32	#1,426
1970	33	#1,483
1971	35	#1,454
1972	33	#1,493
1973	28	#1,684
1974	35	#1,488
1975	30	#1,687
1976	25	#1,967
1977	33	#1,659
1978	34	#1,638
1979	35	#1,653
1980	42	#1,483
1981	33	#1,750
1982	42	#1,505
1983	29	#1,887
1984	34	#1,707
1985	42	#1,559
1986	25	#2,265
1987	27	#2,200
1988	34	#1,936
1989	36	#2,015
1990	34	#2,148
1991	35	#2,123
1992	32	#2,340
1993	31	#2,436
1994	40	#2,068
1995	20	#3,390
1996	30	#2,575
1997	38	#2,246
1998	43	#2,144
1999	34	#2,593
2000	52	#1,987
2001	81	#1,508
2002	69	#1,704
2003	69	#1,758
2004	87	#1,539
2005	113	#1,339
2006	150	#1,138
2007	141	#1,250
2008	145	#1,219
2009	152	#1,189
2010	169	#1,116
2011	164	#1,117
2012	161	#1,139
2013	173	#1,081
2014	150	#1,221
2015	162	#1,159
2016	176	#1,113
2017	167	#1,138
2018	161	#1,185
2019	167	#1,166
2020	182	#1,090
2021	179	#1,137
2022	202	#1,082
2023	250	#923
2024	255	#912