Lucia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from Lucius; light-bearing.
How Lucia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #226 |
| 2016 | #213 |
| 2017 | #185 |
| 2018 | #183 |
| 2019 | #157 |
| 2020 | #160 |
| 2021 | #136 |
| 2022 | #126 |
| 2023 | #109 |
| 2024 | #98 |
| 2025 | #83 |
Lucia by the numbers
In 2025, 284 babies in England and Wales were named Lucia. In the US, 1,651 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Names that come from Lucia
Forms of Lucia in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Annaluciagraceful light; blend of Anna and Lucia15 in the US (2017)
- Lucillalight-bringing; diminutive of Lucia11 in the US (2017)
- Lucelialight; a form of Lucia6 in the US (2017)
- Luciellalight; a form of Lucia6 in the US (2017)
- Lucijalight; Croatian form of Lucia6 in the US (2017)
- Luccialight-giving; a form of Lucia5 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Lucius
Like Lucia, each of these traces back to Lucius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lucia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lucielight-giving; a form of Lucy49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lucilight-bringing; a variant of Lucy61 in the US (2017)
- Lucinaof childbirth; roman goddess of light29 in the US (2017)
- Lucilalight-giving; a form of Lucia18 in the US (2017)
- Luziafrom Luciana, one who brings light17 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lucia
Names that are said the same way as Lucia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lusialight; a form of Lucia6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Lucia, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lucia
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