Luciana

Luciana: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “light”
Origin: Latin
Say it: loo-see-AH-nuh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Lucianus, from the Latin root lux meaning 'light'. Common in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking traditions.

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How popular is Luciana?

2024328 per million US babies

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Babies named Luciana in 20241,090

2024 rank#291 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188015,487

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

Names like Luciana

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lucylight · Latin
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Novanew · Latin

Luciana questions

What does the name Luciana mean?

Luciana means "light". It comes from Latin. Feminine form of Lucianus, from the Latin root lux meaning 'light'. Common in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking traditions.

Is Luciana a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Luciana?

1,090 US babies were named Luciana in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Luciana?

Luciana is usually pronounced loo-see-AH-nuh.

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.