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Lucien

Lucien is currently the #897 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 265 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1880, Lucien is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, Lucien hit its all-time high of #392 in 1880, when 19 boys were given the name. State by state, Connecticut leads the way at #326.

Rankings

2025 rank
#897
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#392
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
265
boys named Lucien

Lucien popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.010%0.015%0.020%18801900192019401960198020002020#392 in 1880
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1880

Where Lucien is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025NH—Washington: #639 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WA#639Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #661 (22 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NY#661Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025RI—Oregon: #398 (9 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OR#398Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025IN—Ohio: #855 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#855Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1022 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NJ#1022Connecticut: #326 (9 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)CT#326California: #667 (41 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#667Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025UT—Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025VA—Maryland: #516 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MD#516Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025AR—Tennessee: #638 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)TN#638North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #621 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#621Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lucien in 2025HI—Texas: #974 (24 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#974Florida: #809 (18 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#809
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Connecticut (#326), Oregon (#398), Maryland (#516)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lucien in the most recent year of SSA data.

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