Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lucian

#964 most common boys' name of all time · #2,249 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#964
Rank overall
#2,249 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
14,501
Since 2016
5,042
Peak year
2025 #462
Best rank
#295 1881
Girls Boys peak 670/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lucian is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 670 670 #462
2024 — 635 635 #487
2023 — 613 613 #489
2022 — 543 543 #545
2021 — 469 469 #593
2020 — 421 421 #636
2019 — 398 398 #664
2018 — 396 396 #648
2017 — 469 469 #578
2016 — 428 428 #625
2015 — 422 422 #633
2014 5 441 446 #607
2013 — 393 393 #626
2012 — 435 435 #586
2011 — 419 419 #595
2010 — 448 448 #567
2009 — 426 426 #606
2008 — 272 272 #806
2007 6 281 287 #776
2006 — 249 249 #817
2005 — 217 217 #847
2004 — 142 142 #1,116
2003 — 82 82 #1,549
2002 — 73 73 #1,636
2001 — 71 71 #1,648
2000 — 60 60 #1,801
1999 — 45 45 #2,101
1998 — 41 41 #2,200
1997 — 52 52 #1,814
1996 — 34 34 #2,334
1995 — 33 33 #2,348
1994 — 32 32 #2,393
1993 — 44 44 #1,879
1992 — 24 24 #2,838
1991 — 30 30 #2,345
1990 — 37 37 #2,014
1989 — 35 35 #2,030
1988 — 34 34 #1,910
1987 — 16 16 #3,074
1986 — 25 25 #2,231
1985 — 25 25 #2,172
1984 — 28 28 #1,935
1983 — 28 28 #1,906
1982 — 37 37 #1,625
1981 — 29 29 #1,901
1980 — 43 43 #1,451
1979 — 34 34 #1,671
1978 — 33 33 #1,656
1977 5 31 36 #1,709
1976 — 36 36 #1,503
1975 6 24 30 #1,948
1974 — 16 16 #2,465
1973 — 21 21 #1,984
1972 — 27 27 #1,682
1971 — 22 22 #1,921
1970 — 28 28 #1,619
1969 — 28 28 #1,530
1968 — 22 22 #1,699
1967 — 23 23 #1,612
1966 — 21 21 #1,686
1965 — 27 27 #1,488
1964 — 37 37 #1,292
1963 — 36 36 #1,308
1962 — 22 22 #1,717
1961 — 35 35 #1,353
1960 — 49 49 #1,115
1959 — 35 35 #1,324
1958 — 32 32 #1,377
1957 — 35 35 #1,323
1956 — 37 37 #1,260
1955 — 54 54 #1,023
1954 — 42 42 #1,152
1953 — 45 45 #1,091
1952 — 67 67 #852
1951 — 65 65 #867
1950 — 36 36 #1,205
1949 — 52 52 #961
1948 — 40 40 #1,129
1947 — 49 49 #1,030
1946 — 49 49 #955
1945 — 43 43 #973
1944 — 63 63 #794
1943 — 45 45 #999
1942 — 60 60 #842
1941 — 47 47 #929
1940 — 42 42 #995
1939 — 47 47 #908
1938 — 51 51 #873
1937 — 50 50 #872
1936 — 47 47 #894
1935 — 39 39 #1,022
1934 — 52 52 #870
1933 — 55 55 #837
1932 — 57 57 #841
1931 — 65 65 #778
1930 — 83 83 #687
1929 5 69 74 #775
1928 — 68 68 #788
1927 — 90 90 #678
1926 — 78 78 #722
1925 — 101 101 #630
1924 5 104 109 #628
1923 — 103 103 #631
1922 — 123 123 #575
1921 — 98 98 #652
1920 — 123 123 #553
1919 — 80 80 #696
1918 — 102 102 #609
1917 — 105 105 #578
1916 — 121 121 #517
1915 — 124 124 #498
1914 — 80 80 #555
1913 — 59 59 #566
1912 — 49 49 #575
1911 — 33 33 #518
1910 — 17 17 #733
1909 — 23 23 #552
1908 — 21 21 #557
1907 — 20 20 #546
1906 — 11 11 #763
1905 — 16 16 #602
1904 — 13 13 #655
1903 — 12 12 #666
1902 — 13 13 #626
1901 — 12 12 #608
1900 — 21 21 #523
1899 — 16 16 #488
1898 — 20 20 #458
1897 — 13 13 #594
1896 — 19 19 #470
1895 — 15 15 #538
1894 — 17 17 #484
1893 — 19 19 #424
1892 — 17 17 #485
1891 — 8 8 #715
1890 — 16 16 #469
1889 — 21 21 #395
1888 — 26 26 #364
1887 — 19 19 #383
1886 — 18 18 #423
1885 — 25 25 #351
1884 — 20 20 #408
1883 — 21 21 #374
1882 — 21 21 #395
1881 — 30 30 #295
1880 — 18 18 #416