Lucien

given name · Latin script

Meaning: From Latin lux, 'light'; variant of Luc

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/lysjɛ̃/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Lucien is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in France than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • FRFrance≈1 in 1.7K(inferred from the name graph)
  • BEBelgium≈1 in 3.1K
  • USUnited States1 in 59K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

France (inferred from the name graph)

≈39,000 people, est.

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
340 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 1.7K (inferred from the name graph)

France, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

LucienLatin(measured from records)
ΛυσιενGreek(measured from records)

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

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

From Latin lux, 'light'; variant of Luc. Saint/name-day not given on this page.

Sources 1

  • Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Lucien counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Lucien is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
FR France#235≈39,000 est.≈1 in 1.7K219KLucien340
CN China—≈27,000 est.≈1 in 52K—Lucien17
CD Congo - Kinshasa#321≈14,000 est.≈1 in 7.2K—Lucien18
CM Cameroon#249≈12,000 est.≈1 in 2.4K—Lucien27
US United States—5,6671 in 59K5.6KLucien266
BE Belgium#229≈3,700 est.≈1 in 3.1K8Lucien91
CH Switzerland#775≈1,400 est.≈1 in 6K8Lucien77

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

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 name16 spellings in the group

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

    Languages: English, Dutch, German

    Also written Luciën, Lucièn, Lucién, Lüčiën, Lucie͏̈n

  • Spanish given name12 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Spain, Peru

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Lucién, Lúcien, Lucièn, Luçien, Luciën

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Luciën

  • Polish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, United States, Slovakia, Czechia

    Languages: Polish, Czech, Slovak

    Also written Luciën

  • Swahili given name5 spellings in the group

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

    Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho, Kinyarwanda

    Also written Luciën

  • Hindi given name4 spellings in the group

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

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Lucíén, Luciën

  • Danish given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Denmark, United States, Norway, Switzerland

    Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic

    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(measured from records)

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 nameLe 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 nameA 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 nameA dictionary of surnames

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

    as a nameThe 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 nameDictionnaire 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.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Lucien Bonaparte, b. 1775Charles Lucien Bonaparte, b. 1803Comte de Lautréamont, b. 1846Lucien Febvre, b. 1878Jacques Monod, b. 1910Jacques Delors, b. 1925Serge Gainsbourg, b. 1928François Bayrou, b. 1951Jules Bianchi, b. 1989Eden Hazard, b. 1991
  • 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).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalBonjour Lucien,Hi Lucien, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 84 sources across 47 countries.

Official registers attesting Lucien
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020201.7K#16,464
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020101.6K#17,888
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020001.2K#21,192
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1991245—
CH SwitzerlandBFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames)20248#72,019
BE BelgiumFamilienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register)20088#78,736

Reference works 4

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Lucien?
A machine transcription gives /lysjɛ̃/ (IPA) for French.
Where does the name Lucien come from?
From Latin lux, 'light'; variant of Luc. Saint/name-day not given on this page. Recorded by Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms.
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.
In which country does Lucien have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 39 thousand people named Lucien in France, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled lucien.
What does the name Lucien mean?
Recorded meaning: From Latin lux, 'light'; variant of Luc.
What are other forms of the name Lucien?
In the etymology graph, Luciano, Lucian and Lucjan are forms of the same name in other languages.
How common is the name Lucien?
In the United States, the national register counted 5,667 people named Lucien in 2020, about 1 in 59 thousand residents.
How common is Lucien compared with other names?
In France, Lucien is the 235th most common given name of 754,146 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lucien” — the 235th most common given name in France. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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