Lucia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- loo-CHEE-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #155 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #83 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Lucia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “light”. In 2025 it ranked 155th for girls in the UK (357 babies) and 83rd for girls in the US (3,012 babies).
What does Lucia mean?
Latin: feminine of Lucius
“light”
St Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse is honoured with candlelit processions on 13 December, especially in Scandinavia.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lucia a girl's or a boy's name?
Lucia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 357 girls in the UK and 3,012 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lucia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #155among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 357about 1 in 780 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 357 girls in the UK were named Lucia, making it the 155th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 188th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 368 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more girls named Lucia than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Lucia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 170th in England and Wales, 100th in Scotland and 71st in Northern Ireland.
Lucia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 357 | #155 |
| 2024 | 350 | #160 |
| 2023 | 334 | #173 |
| 2022 | 330 | #169 |
| 2021 | 281 | #200 |
| 2020 | 298 | #188 |
| 2019 | 302 | #186 |
| 2018 | 309 | #188 |
| 2017 | 304 | #198 |
| 2016 | 318 | #190 |
| 2015 | 350 | #175 |
| 2014 | 349 | #176 |
| 2013 | 368 | #162 |
| 2012 | 334 | #171 |
| 2011 | 338 | #173 |
| 2010 | 350 | #170 |
| 2009 | 296 | #201 |
| 2008 | 255 | #226 |
| 2007 | 293 | #207 |
| 2006 | 306 | #189 |
| 2005 | 213 | #243 |
| 2004 | 233 | #221 |
| 2003 | 194 | #254 |
| 2002 | 166 | #272 |
| 2001 | 139 | #299 |
| 2000 | 164 | #274 |
| 1999 | 110 | #336 |
| 1998 | 110 | #351 |
| 1997 | 125 | #323 |
| 1996 | 103 | #369 |
How popular is Lucia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #83among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,012about 1 in 530 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,012 girls in the US were named Lucia, making it the 83rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 160th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Lucia of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Lucia in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lucia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,012 | #83 |
| 2024 | 2,663 | #98 |
| 2023 | 2,442 | #109 |
| 2022 | 2,222 | #126 |
| 2021 | 2,025 | #136 |
| 2020 | 1,753 | #160 |
| 2019 | 1,819 | #157 |
| 2018 | 1,612 | #183 |
| 2017 | 1,662 | #185 |
| 2016 | 1,523 | #213 |
| 2015 | 1,453 | #225 |
| 2014 | 1,436 | #231 |
| 2013 | 1,327 | #241 |
| 2012 | 1,304 | #248 |
| 2011 | 1,329 | #240 |
| 2010 | 1,239 | #265 |
| 2009 | 1,085 | #305 |
| 2008 | 1,099 | #303 |
| 2007 | 1,090 | #311 |
| 2006 | 977 | #338 |
| 2005 | 853 | #366 |
| 2004 | 741 | #412 |
| 2003 | 626 | #473 |
| 2002 | 524 | #522 |
| 2001 | 550 | #501 |
| 2000 | 552 | #490 |
| 1999 | 433 | #574 |
| 1998 | 370 | #629 |
| 1997 | 378 | #597 |
| 1996 | 400 | #576 |
| 1995 | 383 | #593 |
| 1994 | 376 | #598 |
| 1993 | 430 | #553 |
| 1992 | 401 | #581 |
| 1991 | 397 | #581 |
| 1990 | 400 | #579 |
| 1989 | 396 | #564 |
| 1988 | 313 | #636 |
| 1987 | 330 | #590 |
| 1986 | 340 | #572 |
| 1985 | 369 | #539 |
| 1984 | 335 | #557 |
| 1983 | 302 | #590 |
| 1982 | 318 | #576 |
| 1981 | 322 | #573 |
| 1980 | 316 | #583 |
| 1979 | 276 | #630 |
| 1978 | 269 | #624 |
| 1977 | 268 | #626 |
| 1976 | 278 | #586 |
| 1975 | 257 | #614 |
| 1974 | 198 | #725 |
| 1973 | 219 | #682 |
| 1972 | 229 | #659 |
| 1971 | 230 | #673 |
| 1970 | 252 | #650 |
| 1969 | 211 | #685 |
| 1968 | 253 | #605 |
| 1967 | 248 | #602 |
| 1966 | 266 | #577 |
| 1965 | 251 | #615 |
| 1964 | 293 | #577 |
| 1963 | 252 | #635 |
| 1962 | 227 | #682 |
| 1961 | 286 | #594 |
| 1960 | 260 | #624 |
| 1959 | 269 | #607 |
| 1958 | 233 | #645 |
| 1957 | 246 | #623 |
| 1956 | 219 | #641 |
| 1955 | 289 | #540 |
| 1954 | 267 | #543 |
| 1953 | 259 | #536 |
| 1952 | 258 | #528 |
| 1951 | 253 | #520 |
| 1950 | 208 | #580 |
| 1949 | 223 | #555 |
| 1948 | 221 | #556 |
| 1947 | 203 | #599 |
| 1946 | 198 | #566 |
| 1945 | 168 | #567 |
| 1944 | 167 | #564 |
| 1943 | 182 | #558 |
| 1942 | 182 | #550 |
| 1941 | 168 | #545 |
| 1940 | 158 | #546 |
| 1939 | 142 | #565 |
| 1938 | 162 | #534 |
| 1937 | 156 | #529 |
| 1936 | 174 | #489 |
| 1935 | 154 | #516 |
| 1934 | 161 | #504 |
| 1933 | 167 | #491 |
| 1932 | 185 | #487 |
| 1931 | 162 | #510 |
| 1930 | 180 | #497 |
| 1929 | 171 | #519 |
| 1928 | 192 | #500 |
| 1927 | 186 | #515 |
| 1926 | 185 | #513 |
| 1925 | 154 | #580 |
| 1924 | 182 | #535 |
| 1923 | 171 | #552 |
| 1922 | 190 | #505 |
| 1921 | 182 | #525 |
| 1920 | 147 | #594 |
| 1919 | 157 | #551 |
| 1918 | 191 | #491 |
| 1917 | 153 | #542 |
| 1916 | 167 | #502 |
| 1915 | 140 | #533 |
| 1914 | 125 | #501 |
| 1913 | 110 | #484 |
| 1912 | 88 | #515 |
| 1911 | 65 | #517 |
| 1910 | 64 | #514 |
| 1909 | 69 | #445 |
| 1908 | 44 | #563 |
| 1907 | 56 | #475 |
| 1906 | 58 | #447 |
| 1905 | 42 | #528 |
| 1904 | 46 | #484 |
| 1903 | 25 | #666 |
| 1902 | 41 | #490 |
| 1901 | 41 | #467 |
| 1900 | 42 | #519 |
| 1899 | 32 | #526 |
| 1898 | 49 | #437 |
| 1897 | 36 | #477 |
| 1896 | 34 | #504 |
| 1895 | 25 | #607 |
| 1894 | 32 | #504 |
| 1893 | 36 | #439 |
| 1892 | 37 | #442 |
| 1891 | 35 | #423 |
| 1890 | 31 | #468 |
| 1889 | 38 | #393 |
| 1888 | 34 | #425 |
| 1887 | 15 | #586 |
| 1886 | 33 | #371 |
| 1885 | 23 | #438 |
| 1884 | 22 | #425 |
| 1883 | 24 | #375 |
| 1882 | 20 | #407 |
| 1881 | 16 | #418 |
| 1880 | 15 | #435 |
Nicknames for Lucia
- Lucy 494 girls in the UK in 2025
- Lu
Names like Lucia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Emilia Aurora Luna Cecilia Aria Alba Lola Aurelia Olivia Amelia Ava
Other spellings of Lucia
Names related to Lucia
More Latin names
Oliver Leo Roman Emily Florence Mabel Nora Rosie Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin Felix
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lucia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lucia, updated 20 October 2026.