Lucien is a distinctive choice, ranked #822 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lucien in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2025
#822
US Rank #899
Ad
About the Name Lucien
Lucien is steadily gaining in popularity, up 70 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #666 in 2012, and it currently sits at #981. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lucien is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lucien in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #912, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Lucien
Lucien Agoumé — Lucien Jefferson Agoumé is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla.
Lucien Hardy — Lucien Hardy is a British-Canadian theoretical physicist currently based at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada.
Jeremy Lucien — Jeremy Lucien is an American professional football cornerback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lucien
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Lucien per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lucien in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lucien is rising: up 229 places since 2020, to #822 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #666 in 2012.
Lucien is more popular in the US (#912) than in the UK (#981). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lucien include: Lucien Agoumé, Lucien Hardy and Jeremy Lucien. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lucien ranks #912 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
39
UK babies named Lucien (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 229 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lucien
Almost certainly the only Lucien in the class
Ad
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2023–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lucien
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lucien Charles Joseph Napoléon, Prince Français, Prince of Naples, 2nd Prince de Pontecorvo, 3rd Prince Murat was a French politician, and the sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo between 1812 and May 1815.
Lucien Petipa was a French ballet dancer during the Romantic period, and the elder brother to Marius Petipa, the famous ballet master of the Russian Imperial Ballet.