Lucien

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Lucien is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name79K records spelled Lucien16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Canada

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Luciën, Lucièn, Lucién, Lüčiën, Lucie͏̈n

• Portuguese given name15K records spelled Lucien12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Spain, Argentina

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Lucién, Lúcien, Lucièn, Luçien, Lucieñ

• a separate given name2.5K records spelled Lucien2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland

  Also written Luciën

• Polish given name941 records spelled Lucien4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, United States, Slovakia

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Slovak

  Also written Luciën

• Swahili given name727 records spelled Lucien5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, South Africa, Congo - Kinshasa, Canada

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho, Kinyarwanda

  Also written Luciën

• Hindi given name595 records spelled Lucien4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Luciën, Lucíén

• Danish given name416 records spelled Lucien5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, United States, Iceland

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian

  Also written Luciën

75 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Lucien is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Latin Lucianus, derived from lux, 'light'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• From Latin Lucidnus, a derivative of the Roman given name Lucius, which is probably derived from Iux ‘light’.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, of Lucius; see LtJCio), borne by a number of minor early Christian martyrs. Cogns.: Prov.: Lucian. It.: Lucian(i), Luciano. Sp.: Lujan. Patrs.: Russ.: Lukianov. Ukr.: Lukianovich.

  as a name·A dictionary of surnames

• In French, Lucius', see Lucio), borne by a number of minor early Christian martyrs. Patrs.: Russ.: Lukianov. Ukr.: Lukianovich.

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

• In French, Du nom latin Luciānus, dérivé de lūcens « brillant, éclatant ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Lucien Bonaparteb. 1775FR1st Prince of Canino and Musignano (1775–1840)
• Charles Lucien Bonaparteb. 1803FRFrench noble, biologist, politician and art collector (1803–1857)
• Comte de Lautréamontb. 1846UYnot in their usual nameUruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870)
• Lucien Febvreb. 1878FRFrench historian (1878-1956)
• Jacques Monodb. 1910FRnot in their usual nameFrench biologist and biochemist, Nobel laureate (1910-1976)
• Jacques Delorsb. 1925FRnot in their usual nameFrench economist and politician (1925–2023)
• Serge Gainsbourgb. 1928FRnot in their usual nameFrench singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)
• François Bayroub. 1951FRnot in their usual nameformer Prime Minister of France (2024–2025)
• Jules Bianchib. 1989FRnot in their usual nameFrench motor racing driver (1989–2015)
• Eden Hazardb. 1991BEnot in their usual nameBelgian footballer (born 1991)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 837 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Lucien?

We estimate roughly 226 thousand people bear Lucien (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Lucien have the most bearers?

We estimate about 219 thousand people bear Lucien in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled lucien.

How common is Lucien compared with other names?

In France, Lucien is the 125th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Lucien a male or female name?

Lucien is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Lucien mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin lux, 'light'; variant of Luc.