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Lucan

This name comes from the Roman cognomen Lucanus, which was derived from the name of the city of Luca in Tuscany.

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US rank (2025)#5,861

Meaning and history

Lucan comes from the Roman cognomen Lucanus, derived from the name of the city of Luca in Tuscany, now Lucca. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, commonly called Lucan, was a 1st-century Roman poet.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 8 births, rank #8,732
2007: 14 births, rank #5,901
2008: 14 births, rank #6,070
2009: 17 births, rank #5,334
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
20112011: 27 births, rank #3,792
2012: 11 births, rank #7,050
2013: 20 births, rank #4,621
2014: 26 births, rank #3,891
2015: 19 births, rank #4,890
20162016: 15 births, rank #5,789
2017: 19 births, rank #4,935
2018: 14 births, rank #6,036
2019: 13 births, rank #6,406
2020: 15 births, rank #5,699
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 19 births, rank #5,019
2023: 8 births, rank #8,921
2024: 12 births, rank #6,832
20252025: 15 births, rank #5,861

In 2025, 15 babies were recorded with the name Lucan, ranking #5,861 among boys.