Luciana
Luciana was the 273rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,139 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 195 places. More babies were named Luciana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning of Lucius (light) · Latin, Italian, Spanish
Say it loo-see-AH-nuh /lusiˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #273 girls, up 133 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,139girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,139 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,629babies recorded
What does the name Luciana mean?
Luciana is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine of Luciano (Lucian), from Latin Lucianus, "of Lucius". DMNES derives Lucius, a Roman first name, from lux, "light", and records Luciano in 15th-century Italy. Wiktionary also analyses it as Lucia plus the suffix -ana. It has risen in the US mainly among Spanish-speaking families.
Lucianus (Latin, “of Lucius”)lux (Latin, “light”)
How sure is this? Probable. The light connection runs through the Roman name Lucius.
Related names: Luciano, Lucia, Lucy, Lucian.
See also: Latin names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Luciana', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Lucian', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Lucius', DMNES, Durham University
Nicknames for Luciana
The usual nicknames for Luciana are Lucy and Luci. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Luciana in the last five years, 525 were named Lucy, against 1172 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy · also for Lucia, Lucille, Lucinda | Modern | #25 | 25,390 |
| Luci | Modern | #2,877 | 329 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lucianas go by each one.
Luciana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #273 | 1,139 |
| 2020 | #406 | 771 |
| 2010 | #696 | 411 |
| 2000 | #2,006 | 83 |
| 1990 | #3,121 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,998 | 53 |
| 1970 | #3,801 | 16 |
| 1960 | #3,607 | 13 |
| 1950 | #5,055 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,979 | 10 |
| 1920 | #3,812 | 8 |
| 1910 | #2,626 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Luciana, counting every spelling?
Luciana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #270 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #273 for Luciana on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,263 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciana | 1,139 | #273 | 4,835 |
| Lucianna | 98 | #1,972 | 470 |
| Lucciana | 20 | #6,033 | 79 |
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 Luciana?
1,139 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Luciana (0.32 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Luciana 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 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Luciana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Luciana?
About 16,200 people born in the US named Luciana are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Luciana a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Luciana by state
How common Luciana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.6×), New Jersey (2.4×), Nevada (2.1×), Connecticut (2.0×), Florida (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kentucky, Arkansas, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Luciana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Luciana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Luciana · Sibling names for Luciana
Questions about the name Luciana
What does Luciana mean?
Luciana means “of Lucius (light)” (Latin, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Luciana?
Luciana was the 273rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,139 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 195 places. More babies were named Luciana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Luciana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Luciana in the US.
Where is Luciana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Luciana was most common in Arizona (1.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Nevada.