Lucia
Lucia was the 83rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,012 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 143 places. More babies were named Lucia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning light · Latin
Say it loo-SEE-uh /luˈsiə/
- Rank in 2025
- #83 girls, up 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,012girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20253,012 babies
- Total since 1880
- 59,426babies recorded
What does the name Lucia mean?
Lucia is the feminine of the Roman first name Lucius, which was linked with Latin lux, 'light'. DMNES (under Lucy) glosses it 'light' and notes that Saint Lucy, a martyr of around 300 in Sicily, is one of the women named in the Canon of the Mass, which made the name popular in the Middle Ages. DMNES also points out that Lucy and Lucia are not related to Luke. Spanish has Lucía, French Lucie and English Lucy.
Lūcia (Latin, “feminine of Lucius”)lūx (Latin, “light”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link of Lucius with lux 'light' is the traditional explanation.
Related names: Lucy, Lucía, Lucie, Luciana, Lucille, Luz.
See also: Latin names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Lucy', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lucia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Lucia (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Lucia
The usual nicknames for Lucia are Lucy and Lu. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Lucia in the last five years, 205 were named Lucy, against 223 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy · also for Lucille, Luciana, Lucinda | Traditional | #25 | 25,390 |
| Lu · also for Lucy, Lucille, Luella | Modern | #12,652 | 35 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lucias go by each one.
Lucia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 91 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #83 | 3,012 |
| 2020 | #160 | 1,753 |
| 2010 | #266 | 1,239 |
| 2000 | #490 | 552 |
| 1990 | #580 | 400 |
| 1980 | #584 | 316 |
| 1970 | #650 | 252 |
| 1960 | #625 | 260 |
| 1950 | #582 | 208 |
| 1940 | #547 | 158 |
| 1930 | #497 | 180 |
| 1920 | #594 | 147 |
| 1910 | #515 | 64 |
| 1900 | #520 | 42 |
| 1890 | #472 | 31 |
| 1880 | #442 | 15 |
How popular is Lucia, counting every spelling?
Lucia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #104 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #83 for Lucia on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,033 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucia | 3,012 | #83 | 12,364 |
| Luzia | 11 | #9,233 | 44 |
| Luccia | 10 | #9,842 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lucia?
3,012 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lucia (0.84 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lucia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lucia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lucia?
About 51,700 people born in the US named Lucia are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 32. That makes Lucia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lucia by state
How common Lucia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (3.5×), Rhode Island (2.9×), New Mexico (2.2×), New Hampshire (1.7×), Colorado (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lucia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lucia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lucia · Sibling names for Lucia
Questions about the name Lucia
What does Lucia mean?
Lucia means “light” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lucia?
Lucia was the 83rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,012 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 143 places. More babies were named Lucia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lucia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lucia in the US.
Where is Lucia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lucia was most common in District of Columbia (5.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and New Mexico.