Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Lucien

loo-see-EN · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Light (Lucius)
Language
Latin
Culture
French
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
light · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#912
2024 births255
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births9,725
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Luc
Alternate spellings
LucianLucyen
In other languages
Lucien (French)Luciano (Italian)Luciano (Spanish)Lucjan (Polish)Lucianus (Latin)

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Notable people named Lucien

Lucien Freud
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