Lucia

Meaning: Light
Origin: Latin — Feminine form of Lucius

Girl's name · #83 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Lucia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1880, it stood at #83 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 59,000 girls have been named Lucia along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Lucia is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Lucia is especially popular in Spain.

#2 in Spain (2024) · #35 in Mexico (2024) · #65 in Italy (2024) · #71 in N. Ireland (2025) · #78 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #98 in New Zealand (2025) · #100 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #100 in Scotland (2025) · #101 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #106 in Austria (2025) · #130 in Belgium (2025) · #160 in Ireland (2025) and 12 more.

Famous Lucias

Lucía Etxebarria — Spanish writer (born 1966)
Lucia Bose — Italian actress (1931–2020)
Lúcia Moniz — Portuguese singer and actress (born 1976)
Lucia Aniello — American writer and television producer (born 1983)
Lucia Zarate — Mexican entertainer with dwarfism (1864–1890)

In stories & tradition

Lucia Nanami^it — Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Lucia von Bardas — Marvel Comics
Lucia Mondella^it — The Betrothed (book)

What Lucias become

Among 1,621 notable people named Lucia:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucia Galeazzi Galvani, Italian Medical scientist (1743–1788).

Similar names: Lucy · Cecilia · Luciana · Talia · Catalina · Elena

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