Lucian Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Lucian of Samosata was an ancient Greek satirist, rhetorician, and pamphleteer renowned for his witty and humorous style, often mocking superstition, religious practices, and paranormal beliefs.

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A Deep Dive

Lucian Overview

Meaning

Light, soothing

Gender

Boy

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Latin name Lucianus, which comes from “lux,” meaning “light.”

Pronunciation

/ˈluː.ʃən/

Popularity

The name Lucian has seen a resurgence globally, particularly in countries like the USA and Australia. In the USA, it ranked #487 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Classic, Mythological, Cool

Associated Traits

Intelligent, articulate, thoughtful, independent

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Saint Lucian of Antioch was a notable early Christian theologian and martyr.

Name Day

January 7th, May 27th (Denmark)
A Deep Dive

Lucian Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Lucien, Luciano, Lucius, Lukas, Lucas, Lucianus, Lushion, Lucyan

Common Nicknames

Luc, Luke, Luca, Lulu, Lucho, Lou, Luci, Lucky

Diminutives

Lucio, Lucianno, Lucietto

Famous People

  • Lucian Freud
    (British Painter)
  • Lucian Msamati
    (British Actor)
  • Lucian Piane
    (American Music Producer)
  • Lucian Bute
    (Romanian-Canadian Boxer)
  • Lucian Blaga
    (Romanian Philosopher)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Lucian the Lycan
    ("Underworld,"Film Series)
  • Lucian Glass
    ("Lucifer," Comic Book Series)
  • Lucian
    ("Pokémon," TV Series)
  • Lucian
    ("League of Legends," Video Game)
  • Lucian
    ("The 39 Clues," Book Series)

What Is the Meaning of Lucian?

Lucian means “light” or “soothing”, illustrating a sense of brightness and clarity.

What Is the Origin of The Name Lucian?

Lucian is of Latin origin, derived from the name Lucianus, which is related to the word “lux” meaning “light.”

Lucian Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Lucian in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5922021#5452022#4872023
Top 3 Rankings#2891881#3441885#3591888

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Lucian

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023487
(+58 from 2022)
611
(+68 from 2022)
0.03337
2022545
(+47 from 2021)
543
(+74 from 2021)
0.02899
2021592
(+44 from 2020)
469
(+49 from 2020)
0.02503
2020636
(+29 from 2019)
420
(+23 from 2019)
0.02271
2019665
(-18 from 2018)
397
(+1 from 2018)
0.02066
2018647
(-68 from 2017)
396
(-72 from 2017)
0.02037
2017579
(+46 from 2016)
468
(+40 from 2016)
0.02365
2016625
(+9 from 2015)
428
(+7 from 2015)
0.02113
2015634
(-27 from 2014)
421
(-20 from 2014)
0.02059
2014607
(+19 from 2013)
441
(+48 from 2013)
0.02152
2013626
(-40 from 2012)
393
(-42 from 2012)
0.01945
2012586
(+9 from 2011)
435
(+16 from 2011)
0.02144
2011595
(-30 from 2010)
419
(-29 from 2010)
0.02063
2010565
(+41 from 2009)
448
(+22 from 2009)
0.02181
2009606
(+202 from 2008)
426
(+155 from 2008)
0.02009
2008808
(-33 from 2007)
271
(-10 from 2007)
0.01243
2007775
(+41 from 2006)
281
(+32 from 2006)
0.01269
2006816
(+31 from 2005)
249
(+32 from 2005)
0.01136
2005847
(+267 from 2004)
217
(+75 from 2004)
0.01020
20041114
(+434 from 2003)
142
(+60 from 2003)
0.00672
20031548
(+88 from 2002)
82
(+9 from 2002)
0.00390
20021636
(+12 from 2001)
73
(+2 from 2001)
0.00353
20011648
(+151 from 2000)
71
(+11 from 2000)
0.00343
20001799
(+299 from 1999)
60
(+15 from 1999)
0.00287
19992098
(+101 from 1998)
45
(+4 from 1998)
0.00221
19982199
(-386 from 1997)
41
(-11 from 1997)
0.00202
19971813
(+520 from 1996)
52
(+18 from 1996)
0.00260
19962333
(+13 from 1995)
34
(+1 from 1995)
0.00170
19952346
(+46 from 1994)
33
(+1 from 1994)
0.00164
19942392
(-517 from 1993)
32
(-12 from 1993)
0.00157
19931875
(+959 from 1992)
44
(+20 from 1992)
0.00213
19922834
(-490 from 1991)
24
(-6 from 1991)
0.00114
19912344
(-333 from 1990)
30
(-7 from 1990)
0.00142
19902011
(+16 from 1989)
37
(+2 from 1989)
0.00172
19892027
(-119 from 1988)
35
(+1 from 1988)
0.00167
19881908
(+1163 from 1987)
34
(+18 from 1987)
0.00170
19873071
(-845 from 1986)
16
(-9 from 1986)
0.00082
19862226
(-55 from 1985)
25
No change from 1985
0.00130
19852171
(-238 from 1984)
25
(-3 from 1984)
0.00130
19841933
(-28 from 1983)
28
No change from 1983
0.00149
19831905
(-283 from 1982)
28
(-9 from 1982)
0.00150
19821622
(+278 from 1981)
37
(+8 from 1981)
0.00196
19811900
(-451 from 1980)
29
(-14 from 1980)
0.00156
19801449
(+221 from 1979)
43
(+9 from 1979)
0.00232
19791670
(-19 from 1978)
34
(+1 from 1978)
0.00190
19781651
(+55 from 1977)
33
(+2 from 1977)
0.00193
19771706
(-203 from 1976)
31
(-5 from 1976)
0.00181
19761503
(+444 from 1975)
36
(+12 from 1975)
0.00221
19751947
(+511 from 1974)
24
(+8 from 1974)
0.00148
19742458
(-477 from 1973)
16
(-5 from 1973)
0.00098
19731981
(-301 from 1972)
21
(-6 from 1972)
0.00130
19721680
(+236 from 1971)
27
(+5 from 1971)
0.00161
19711916
(-300 from 1970)
22
(-6 from 1970)
0.00121
19701616
(-91 from 1969)
28
No change from 1969
0.00147
19691525
(+170 from 1968)
28
(+6 from 1968)
0.00153
19681695
(-86 from 1967)
22
(-1 from 1967)
0.00124
19671609
(+76 from 1966)
23
(+2 from 1966)
0.00129
19661685
(-200 from 1965)
21
(-6 from 1965)
0.00116
19651485
(-197 from 1964)
27
(-10 from 1964)
0.00143
19641288
(+17 from 1963)
37
(+1 from 1963)
0.00183
19631305
(+407 from 1962)
36
(+14 from 1962)
0.00174
19621712
(-364 from 1961)
22
(-13 from 1961)
0.00105
19611348
(-232 from 1960)
35
(-14 from 1960)
0.00162
19601116
(+206 from 1959)
49
(+14 from 1959)
0.00226
19591322
(+50 from 1958)
35
(+3 from 1958)
0.00162
19581372
(-54 from 1957)
32
(-3 from 1957)
0.00149
19571318
(-60 from 1956)
35
(-2 from 1956)
0.00160
19561258
(-236 from 1955)
37
(-17 from 1955)
0.00172
19551022
(+129 from 1954)
54
(+12 from 1954)
0.00258
19541151
(-60 from 1953)
42
(-3 from 1953)
0.00203
19531091
(-241 from 1952)
45
(-22 from 1952)
0.00225
1952850
(+17 from 1951)
67
(+2 from 1951)
0.00340
1951867
(+334 from 1950)
65
(+29 from 1950)
0.00340
19501201
(-243 from 1949)
36
(-16 from 1949)
0.00198
1949958
(+169 from 1948)
52
(+12 from 1948)
0.00289
19481127
(-99 from 1947)
40
(-9 from 1947)
0.00224
19471028
(-76 from 1946)
49
No change from 1946
0.00264
1946952
(+19 from 1945)
49
(+6 from 1945)
0.00297
1945971
(-181 from 1944)
43
(-20 from 1944)
0.00314
1944790
(+208 from 1943)
63
(+18 from 1943)
0.00454
1943998
(-159 from 1942)
45
(-15 from 1942)
0.00309
1942839
(+86 from 1941)
60
(+13 from 1941)
0.00426
1941925
(+69 from 1940)
47
(+5 from 1940)
0.00375
1940994
(-90 from 1939)
42
(-5 from 1939)
0.00354
1939904
(-35 from 1938)
47
(-4 from 1938)
0.00415
1938869
No change from 1937
51
(+1 from 1937)
0.00449
1937869
(+24 from 1936)
50
(+3 from 1936)
0.00457
1936893
(+127 from 1935)
47
(+8 from 1935)
0.00442
19351020
(-151 from 1934)
39
(-13 from 1934)
0.00365
1934869
(-35 from 1933)
52
(-3 from 1933)
0.00490
1933834
(+7 from 1932)
55
(-2 from 1932)
0.00539
1932841
(-66 from 1931)
57
(-8 from 1931)
0.00531
1931775
(-90 from 1930)
65
(-18 from 1930)
0.00608
1930685
(+86 from 1929)
83
(+14 from 1929)
0.00735
1929771
(+15 from 1928)
69
(+1 from 1928)
0.00623
1928786
(-109 from 1927)
68
(-22 from 1927)
0.00596
1927677
(+45 from 1926)
90
(+12 from 1926)
0.00775
1926722
(-94 from 1925)
78
(-23 from 1925)
0.00681
1925628
(-2 from 1924)
101
(-3 from 1924)
0.00877
1924626
(+5 from 1923)
104
(+1 from 1923)
0.00890
1923631
(-57 from 1922)
103
(-20 from 1922)
0.00910
1922574
(+78 from 1921)
123
(+25 from 1921)
0.01093
1921652
(-101 from 1920)
98
(-25 from 1920)
0.00861
1920551
(+144 from 1919)
123
(+43 from 1919)
0.01117
1919695
(-87 from 1918)
80
(-22 from 1918)
0.00788
1918608
(-31 from 1917)
102
(-3 from 1917)
0.00973
1917577
(-60 from 1916)
105
(-16 from 1916)
0.01095
1916517
(-20 from 1915)
121
(-3 from 1915)
0.01311
1915497
(+58 from 1914)
124
(+44 from 1914)
0.01408
1914555
(+9 from 1913)
80
(+21 from 1913)
0.01171
1913564
(+10 from 1912)
59
(+10 from 1912)
0.01100
1912574
(-60 from 1911)
49
(+16 from 1911)
0.01085
1911514
(+215 from 1910)
33
(+16 from 1910)
0.01367
1910729
(-184 from 1909)
17
(-6 from 1909)
0.00815
1909545
(+8 from 1908)
23
(+2 from 1908)
0.01300
1908553
(-13 from 1907)
21
(+1 from 1907)
0.01262
1907540
(+212 from 1906)
20
(+9 from 1906)
0.01261
1906752
(-160 from 1905)
11
(-5 from 1905)
0.00764
1905592
(+55 from 1904)
16
(+3 from 1904)
0.01117
1904647
(+9 from 1903)
13
(+1 from 1903)
0.00939
1903656
(-41 from 1902)
12
(-1 from 1902)
0.00928
1902615
(-19 from 1901)
13
(+1 from 1901)
0.00979
1901596
(-78 from 1900)
12
(-9 from 1900)
0.01038
1900518
(-37 from 1899)
21
(+5 from 1899)
0.01295
1899481
(-29 from 1898)
16
(-4 from 1898)
0.01389
1898452
(+132 from 1897)
20
(+7 from 1897)
0.01514
1897584
(-122 from 1896)
13
(-6 from 1896)
0.01066
1896462
(+67 from 1895)
19
(+4 from 1895)
0.01472
1895529
(-49 from 1894)
15
(-2 from 1894)
0.01184
1894480
(-61 from 1893)
17
(-2 from 1893)
0.01361
1893419
(+61 from 1892)
19
(+2 from 1892)
0.01570
1892480
(+220 from 1891)
17
(+9 from 1891)
0.01293
1891700
(-242 from 1890)
8
(-8 from 1890)
0.00732
1890458
(-70 from 1889)
16
(-5 from 1889)
0.01337
1889388
(-29 from 1888)
21
(-5 from 1888)
0.01764
1888359
(+18 from 1887)
26
(+7 from 1887)
0.02001
1887377
(+40 from 1886)
19
(+1 from 1886)
0.01738
1886417
(-73 from 1885)
18
(-7 from 1885)
0.01512
1885344
(+55 from 1884)
25
(+5 from 1884)
0.02156
1884399
(-28 from 1883)
20
(-1 from 1883)
0.01629
1883371
(+18 from 1882)
21
No change from 1882
0.01867
1882389
(-100 from 1881)
21
(-9 from 1881)
0.01721
1881289
(+114 from 1880)
30
(+12 from 1880)
0.02771
1880403
First SSA data recorded
18
First SSA data recorded
0.01520

American States Popularity Rankings for Lucian

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

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California (CA)

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New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#7742021#5002022#6422023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4742021#4072022#6442023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#6222021#5782022#4222023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#4682021#4462022#5022023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5712021#7512022#8262023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6002021#3682022#3432023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5062021#5332022#3952023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5322021#4992022#6512023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#6562021#6752022#5942023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5342021#3952022#3892023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4812021#6352022#3342023

Arizona (AZ)

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North Carolina (NC)

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Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#8112021#6232022#6342023

Missouri (MO)

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Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4362021#3572022#4192023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6242021#4182022#4422023

Connecticut (CT)

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Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4862021#6332022#3982023

Massachusetts (MA)

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Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4672021#6512022#3772023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#11352021#7842022#6822023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4202021#6512022#3872023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3282018#3292020#3682023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6302018#4932021#5012022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3512020#5942022#2682023

Louisiana (LA)

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Utah (UT)

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Maryland (MD)

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Kansas (KS)

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Nevada (NV)

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Iowa (IA)

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Mississippi (MS)

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South Carolina (SC)

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Nebraska (NE)

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New Mexico (NM)

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Maine (ME)

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Idaho (ID)

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New Hampshire (NH)

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South Dakota (SD)

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North Dakota (ND)

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Montana (MT)

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Popularity Rankings for Lucian in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Chile

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Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3312019#2102022#3632023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2822023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

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Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3611984

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#4552017#5642018#3702020

Popularity in England and Wales

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Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#4722018#4792020#4912022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#7842020#5782021#6322022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7642019#6372020#7792022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#9782019#6812020#9442022

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#8822016#9102019#8272022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Lucian a Name for Boys or Girls?

Lucian is traditionally a boy’s name, reflecting its Latin origin and historical usage.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Lucian

Lucian in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Lucian Freud (Painter, 1922–2011): A British artist celebrated for his expressive portraiture and figure paintings.
  • Lucian Msamati (TV Actor, 1976): An acclaimed actor known for his versatile performances in British television and theatre.
  • Lucian Piane (Music Producer, 1980): A music producer influential in the entertainment industry, especially known for his work on reality television soundtracks.
  • Lucian Bute (Boxer, 1980): A Romanian-Canadian boxer who has competed at the highest levels in the super-middleweight division.
  • Lucian Blaga (Philosopher, 1895–1961): A Romanian philosopher, poet, and playwright celebrated for his profound contributions to philosophy and Romanian literature.
  • Lucian the Lycan ("Underworld," 2003 Film Series): A werewolf and the leader of the Lycans, central to the series' mythology.
  • Lucian Glass ("Lucifer," 2000 Comic Book Series): A strong angel serving as the Devil’s right hand, known for his brilliance and cunning.
  • Lucian ("Pokémon," 2006 TV Series): A member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, featured in the Pokémon video game and TV series.
  • Lucian ("League of Legends," 2009 Video Game): A marksman Sentinel character in the popular MOBA game.
  • Lucian ("The 39 Clues," 2008 Book Series): A group of stealth-focused saboteurs and spies in this children's adventure novel series.
  • None

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