Lucero

Lucero: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bright star; morning star”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: loo-SEH-roh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls (97% of all uses)

Lucero is a Spanish vocabulary name meaning 'bright star' or 'morning star,' from Latin lux 'light.' It is used as both a surname and given name in the Spanish-speaking world.

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How popular is Lucero?

202437.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Lucero in 2024123

2024 rank#1,663 girls

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 18807,799

Lucero has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lucero

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lolasorrows · Spanish
Amoralove · Spanish

Lucero questions

What does the name Lucero mean?

Lucero means "bright star; morning star". It comes from Spanish. Lucero is a Spanish vocabulary name meaning 'bright star' or 'morning star,' from Latin lux 'light.' It is used as both a surname and given name in the Spanish-speaking world.

Is Lucero a boy or girl name?

Lucero is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lucero?

123 US babies were named Lucero in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Lucero?

Lucero is usually pronounced loo-SEH-roh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.