Lucia

Lucia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “light”
Origin: Latin
Say it: loo-SEE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Lucius, from Latin lux 'light'. Also used in Italian and Spanish with traditional pronunciations that differ from English.

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How popular is Lucia?

2024799 per million US babies

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Babies named Lucia in 20242,658

2024 rank#98 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188056,400

Lucia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lucia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lucylight · Latin
Lucielight · Latin
Luciuslight · Latin
Lucindalight · Latin
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin

Lucia questions

What does the name Lucia mean?

Lucia means "light". It comes from Latin. Feminine form of Lucius, from Latin lux 'light'. Also used in Italian and Spanish with traditional pronunciations that differ from English.

Is Lucia a boy or girl name?

Lucia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lucia?

2,658 US babies were named Lucia in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Lucia?

Lucia is usually pronounced loo-SEE-uh.

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.