Fun Facts About the Name Lucia
- Gaining ground: Lucia remained in the U.S. top 100 for 2 consecutive years, from 2024 through 2025. In 2025, it gained 15 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 59 thousand babies named Lucia: U.S. records list 59,412 babies given the name Lucia from 1880 through 2025. Even 91 boys received the name Lucia - about 1 boy for every 652 girls.
What Does the Name Lucia Mean?
Lucia is the feminine form of the Latin name Lucius and shares the root of the Latin noun lux (genitive lucis), meaning "light." Its literal sense is therefore "light." Lucius was an old Roman given name (praenomen), and Lucia was formed as its feminine counterpart. The usual explanation connects Lucius with lux, but some scholars have instead proposed lucus, "grove" or "sacred wood," as the source; the two Latin words resemble each other, and which one lies behind the name is not fully settled. Christian usage later attached the customary reading "bringer of light," which is a symbolic association rather than a literal translation.
Lucia Name History & Origins
Lucia was in use as a Roman woman's name. Its best-known early bearer is Saint Lucia of Syracuse, a Christian martyr traditionally dated to about 304, during the persecution under the emperor Diocletian. Her feast on December 13 was kept from early times, and her name is one of the women's names included in the Roman Canon of the Mass, which helped spread devotion to her across Europe.
The name traveled with Latin into the vernacular languages. Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages use Lucia; Spanish also writes Lucía, Portuguese Lúcia, and French and Czech use Lucie. English has both Lucia, borrowed from Latin and the Romance languages, and the French-derived Lucy, the older and more common English form of the same name. The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia is named for the saint.
In Scandinavia, December 13 is observed as Lucia Day (Luciadagen), with processions led by a girl wearing a crown of candles; because the date fell near the winter solstice on the older calendar, the feast became associated with light in the darkest part of the year. The present form of the Swedish celebration took shape in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Lucia also appears in literature: as a guiding figure in Dante's Divine Comedy, and as the title character of Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), based on Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor.
How Popular is the Name Lucia?
Lucia recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Lucia entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #83 | 3,012 | 0.1874% |
| 2024 | #98 | 2,658 | 0.1648% |
| 2023 | #109 | 2,442 | 0.1524% |
| 2022 | #126 | 2,222 | 0.1356% |
| 2021 | #136 | 2,025 | 0.1235% |
| 2020 | #160 | 1,752 | 0.1084% |
| 2019 | #158 | 1,819 | 0.1084% |
| 2018 | #183 | 1,612 | 0.0948% |
| 2017 | #185 | 1,661 | 0.0962% |
| 2016 | #213 | 1,523 | 0.0860% |
| 2015 | #227 | 1,452 | 0.0814% |
| 2014 | #231 | 1,435 | 0.0803% |
| 2013 | #241 | 1,327 | 0.0756% |
| 2012 | #248 | 1,304 | 0.0741% |
| 2011 | #240 | 1,329 | 0.0756% |
| 2010 | #266 | 1,239 | 0.0697% |
| 2009 | #305 | 1,084 | 0.0590% |
| 2008 | #303 | 1,099 | 0.0581% |
| 2007 | #311 | 1,090 | 0.0567% |
| 2006 | #338 | 976 | 0.0513% |
| 2005 | #366 | 853 | 0.0462% |
| 2004 | #413 | 741 | 0.0404% |
| 2003 | #473 | 626 | 0.0343% |
| 2002 | #523 | 524 | 0.0292% |
| 2001 | #502 | 550 | 0.0305% |
| 2000 | #490 | 552 | 0.0304% |
| 1999 | #575 | 433 | 0.0244% |
| 1998 | #630 | 370 | 0.0209% |
| 1997 | #599 | 378 | 0.0217% |
| 1996 | #576 | 400 | 0.0228% |
| 1995 | #593 | 383 | 0.0218% |
| 1994 | #598 | 376 | 0.0211% |
| 1993 | #554 | 430 | 0.0238% |
| 1992 | #581 | 401 | 0.0217% |
| 1991 | #582 | 397 | 0.0212% |
| 1990 | #580 | 400 | 0.0211% |
| 1989 | #564 | 396 | 0.0215% |
| 1988 | #636 | 313 | 0.0176% |
| 1987 | #593 | 330 | 0.0190% |
| 1986 | #575 | 340 | 0.0198% |
| 1985 | #541 | 369 | 0.0214% |
| 1984 | #558 | 335 | 0.0199% |
| 1983 | #593 | 302 | 0.0181% |
| 1982 | #576 | 318 | 0.0188% |
| 1981 | #576 | 322 | 0.0193% |
| 1980 | #584 | 316 | 0.0190% |
| 1979 | #631 | 276 | 0.0172% |
| 1978 | #626 | 269 | 0.0176% |
| 1977 | #629 | 267 | 0.0174% |
| 1976 | #587 | 278 | 0.0190% |
| 1975 | #614 | 257 | 0.0176% |
| 1974 | #726 | 198 | 0.0135% |
| 1973 | #685 | 219 | 0.0150% |
| 1972 | #660 | 228 | 0.0150% |
| 1971 | #676 | 229 | 0.0138% |
| 1970 | #650 | 252 | 0.0144% |
| 1969 | #686 | 211 | 0.0125% |
| 1968 | #606 | 253 | 0.0154% |
| 1967 | #603 | 248 | 0.0150% |
| 1966 | #577 | 266 | 0.0157% |
| 1965 | #615 | 251 | 0.0142% |
| 1964 | #577 | 293 | 0.0155% |
| 1963 | #636 | 252 | 0.0131% |
| 1962 | #685 | 227 | 0.0115% |
| 1961 | #595 | 286 | 0.0142% |
| 1960 | #626 | 260 | 0.0129% |
| 1959 | #608 | 269 | 0.0133% |
| 1958 | #646 | 233 | 0.0116% |
| 1957 | #624 | 246 | 0.0120% |
| 1956 | #643 | 219 | 0.0109% |
| 1955 | #543 | 289 | 0.0148% |
| 1954 | #544 | 267 | 0.0137% |
| 1953 | #538 | 259 | 0.0138% |
| 1952 | #530 | 258 | 0.0139% |
| 1951 | #521 | 253 | 0.0140% |
| 1950 | #582 | 208 | 0.0121% |
| 1949 | #556 | 223 | 0.0130% |
| 1948 | #558 | 221 | 0.0130% |
| 1947 | #601 | 203 | 0.0115% |
| 1946 | #566 | 198 | 0.0126% |
| 1945 | #567 | 168 | 0.0129% |
| 1944 | #564 | 167 | 0.0126% |
| 1943 | #560 | 182 | 0.0130% |
| 1942 | #552 | 182 | 0.0135% |
| 1941 | #546 | 168 | 0.0139% |
| 1940 | #547 | 158 | 0.0138% |
| 1939 | #568 | 142 | 0.0129% |
| 1938 | #536 | 162 | 0.0147% |
| 1937 | #530 | 156 | 0.0147% |
| 1936 | #491 | 174 | 0.0167% |
| 1935 | #518 | 154 | 0.0147% |
| 1934 | #505 | 161 | 0.0154% |
| 1933 | #494 | 167 | 0.0166% |
| 1932 | #487 | 185 | 0.0173% |
| 1931 | #513 | 162 | 0.0152% |
| 1930 | #497 | 180 | 0.0160% |
| 1929 | #519 | 171 | 0.0153% |
| 1928 | #500 | 192 | 0.0166% |
| 1927 | #516 | 186 | 0.0156% |
| 1926 | #513 | 185 | 0.0156% |
| 1925 | #581 | 154 | 0.0127% |
| 1924 | #535 | 182 | 0.0146% |
| 1923 | #553 | 171 | 0.0142% |
| 1922 | #506 | 190 | 0.0158% |
| 1921 | #526 | 182 | 0.0148% |
| 1920 | #594 | 147 | 0.0123% |
| 1919 | #552 | 157 | 0.0139% |
| 1918 | #493 | 191 | 0.0165% |
| 1917 | #542 | 153 | 0.0142% |
| 1916 | #503 | 167 | 0.0160% |
| 1915 | #534 | 140 | 0.0142% |
| 1914 | #502 | 125 | 0.0164% |
| 1913 | #486 | 110 | 0.0176% |
| 1912 | #517 | 88 | 0.0158% |
| 1911 | #518 | 65 | 0.0155% |
| 1910 | #515 | 64 | 0.0161% |
| 1909 | #451 | 69 | 0.0199% |
| 1908 | #565 | 44 | 0.0132% |
| 1907 | #479 | 56 | 0.0176% |
| 1906 | #449 | 58 | 0.0196% |
| 1905 | #535 | 42 | 0.0144% |
| 1904 | #488 | 46 | 0.0167% |
| 1903 | #676 | 25 | 0.0095% |
| 1902 | #498 | 41 | 0.0155% |
| 1901 | #472 | 41 | 0.0171% |
| 1900 | #520 | 42 | 0.0140% |
| 1899 | #532 | 32 | 0.0137% |
| 1898 | #438 | 49 | 0.0189% |
| 1897 | #482 | 36 | 0.0154% |
| 1896 | #510 | 34 | 0.0143% |
| 1895 | #617 | 25 | 0.0107% |
| 1894 | #510 | 32 | 0.0144% |
| 1893 | #447 | 36 | 0.0169% |
| 1892 | #447 | 37 | 0.0174% |
| 1891 | #425 | 35 | 0.0189% |
| 1890 | #472 | 31 | 0.0163% |
| 1889 | #396 | 38 | 0.0213% |
| 1888 | #430 | 34 | 0.0190% |
| 1887 | #603 | 15 | 0.0103% |
| 1886 | #375 | 33 | 0.0228% |
| 1885 | #443 | 23 | 0.0173% |
| 1884 | #433 | 22 | 0.0171% |
| 1883 | #382 | 24 | 0.0214% |
| 1882 | #414 | 20 | 0.0185% |
| 1881 | #427 | 16 | 0.0174% |
| 1880 | #442 | 15 | 0.0165% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #10,821 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,036 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,740 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,645 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,038 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,411 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,989 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,333 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,748 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,889 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,851 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,451 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,410 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1926 | #4,572 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lucia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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