Lucien is a boy's name of French origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 255 boys in the United States.
Lucien belongs to the French tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Luciano.
In the United States, Lucien first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #397 in 1880, and in 2024 255 babies received the name — 9,725 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Lucien is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its French origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Lucien is a boy name. In 2024, 255 babies received the name in the US.
Lucien comes from the French tradition. It is also spelled Luciano.
Lucien first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #397 in 1880, and 255 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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