Luciano

Meaning: Light
Origin: Latin — Italian/Spanish form of Lucian

Boy's name · #305 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Luciano is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1892, it stood at #305 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 18,000 boys have been named Luciano along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#177 in Italy (2024) · #187 in Ecuador (2025) · #279 in Mexico (2024) · #435 in Switzerland (2025) · #441 in Netherlands (2025) · #479 in France (2025) · #534 in Belgium (2025) · #591 in Canada (2025) · #639 in Poland (2025) · #728 in England & Wales (2025) · #762 in Scotland (2025) · #782 in Austria (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Lucianos

Luciano Pavarotti — Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)
Luciano Spalletti — Italian football manager (born 1959)
Luciano Berio — Italian composer (1925–2003)
Luciano Floridi — Italian philosopher (born 1964)
Luciano Vietto — Argentine footballer (born 1993)
Luciano Narsingh — Dutch footballer (born 1990)
Luciano De Crescenzo — Italian writer (1928–2019)

In stories & tradition

Luciano Calboni^it — Fictional character of the Fantozzi literary and cinematographic saga
Luciano Leo^pt — Fictional human from Captain Tsubasa
Luciano di Chablis — Operatic character in the opera Sì; heir to the dukedom of Chablis

What Lucianos become

Among 1,486 notable people named Luciano:

Sports figures appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luciano Spalletti, Italian football manager (born 1959).

Similar names: Lucian · Valentino · Lucca · Santino · Alessandro · Emiliano

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