Lucianna
Lucianna was the 1972nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1802nd with 112 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 396 places. More babies were named Lucianna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Luciana) of Lucius (light) · Latin, Italian, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #1,972 girls, up 516 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,961babies recorded
What does the name Lucianna mean?
Lucianna is a spelling of Luciana, pronounced the same way, so it shares Luciana's meaning and origin.
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
Lucianna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,972 | 98 |
| 2020 | #2,488 | 70 |
| 2010 | #2,925 | 59 |
| 2000 | #6,373 | 17 |
| 1990 | #7,642 | 11 |
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How popular is Lucianna, counting every spelling?
Lucianna is a spelling of Luciana, a name family that ranked #270 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,972 for Lucianna 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 Lucianna?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lucianna (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lucianna 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 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lucianna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lucianna?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Lucianna are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Lucianna 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.
Lucianna by state
How common Lucianna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lucianna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lucianna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lucianna
What does Lucianna mean?
Lucianna is a spelling of Luciana, which means “of Lucius (light)” (Latin, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lucianna?
Lucianna was the 1972nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1802nd with 112 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 396 places. More babies were named Lucianna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lucianna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lucianna in the US.
Where is Lucianna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lucianna was most common in Arizona (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and New Jersey.