Lukian
Almost unheard of ten years ago, it's climbing fast now and given only to boys. A Greek name meaning "light", still rare enough that most Poles have never met one.
Lukian Pronunciation
Lukian is pronounced LOOK-yahn (/ˈlukjan/).
What Lukian means
Where Lukian comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Lukian traces back to Greek, and it means light. In Polish that surfaces as światło, jasny. Its Latin relative lux points to the same idea, the word behind lucid and illumination in English.
The best known early bearer was Lucian of Samosata, a Greek satirist of the second century whose sharp dialogues are still read in classics courses. In the Eastern Slavic world the name settled into the form Lukian, at home in Russian and Ukrainian records more than Polish ones. It travelled east and kept its brightness.
On a Polish class register, Lukian would stand out among the many boys called Jakub and Antoni. The teacher reading the roll meets an old Greek word for światło.
How many people are named Lukian
1 in 43299 men in Poland is named Lukian. 493 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1323 among male names.
Lukian's popularity over time
20 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #512 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2021.
Where Lukian is most popular
Lukian is most popular in Masovian, 214% above the national average (18 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+96%) and West Pomeranian (+46%). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Greater Poland, 46% and 43% below average respectively.
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Masovian18 boys born+214%
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Lower Silesian5 boys born+96%
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West Pomeranian2 boys born+46%
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Silesian4 boys born+9%
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Łódź2 boys born−3%
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Greater Poland2 boys born−43%
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Lesser Poland2 boys born−46%
Lukian as a middle name
Lukian is a first name for 493 men in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 100/0 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 8194th, between Lui (2) and Lutek (2).
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#8192 Ludovicus2
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#8193 Lui2
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#8194 Lukian2
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#8195 Lutek2
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#8196 Lyonel2