Lucia
Girl nameLucia has been given to 59,426 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #83 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /luˈsiːə/
Latinate variant of Lucy, or today borrowed from modern Italian. Name of a Sicilian martyr, Latin Lūcia, feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lūcius.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
59,426
Peak year
2025 (3,012 babies)
Rank in 2025
#83 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +107%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Lucia
Saint Lucy
Saint from Italy
Lucia Bose
Italian-born Spanish actress (1931-2020)
Lucy Bronze
English footballer (born 1991)
Gabriella Cilmi
Australian singer
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lucia.
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