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Lucan

100% boys · 15 born in 2025

Lucan has been given to about 484 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 465
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lucan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 41
  • Born in 202515
  • All time484
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Lucan?

Its best year was 1978, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 1461st. The typical living American called Lucan is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Lucan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lucian0.82
  2. Lucas0.75
  3. Luca0.75
  4. Duncan0.75
  5. Juan0.70
  6. Lukas0.71
  7. Luka0.71
  8. Lucca0.71

Middle names for Lucan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lucan John0.77
  2. Lucan Bryce0.76
  3. Lucan Ross0.76
  4. Lucan Quinn0.76
  5. Lucan Jude0.76
  6. Lucan Finn0.76

Sibling names for Lucan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Francobrother · 0.78
  2. Bodebrother · 0.78
  3. Elinasister · 0.78
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.77
  5. Neriahsister · 0.77
  6. Keziahsister · 0.77

Where Lucan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lucan Anderson0.74
    2. Lucan White0.72
    3. Lucan Reyes0.72
    4. Lucan Moore0.72
    5. Lucan Hill0.72
    6. Lucan Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lucan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.