Luzia

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from Luciana, one who brings light.

Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Luzia by the numbers

Luzia was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Luciana

Like Luzia, each of these traces back to Luciana: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lucianalight-giving; feminine form of lucian782 in the US (2017)
  • Luciannelight; a form of Luciana7 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Luzia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Luciafrom Lucius; light-bearing284 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Luliafeminine form derived from Julius; a variant spelling5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lusialight; a form of Lucia6 in the US (2017)
  • Luvia8 in the US (2017)
  • Luzma6 in the US (2017)
  • Lydiafrom Lydia, region in Asia Minor3,318 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Luzia, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Luzia

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