Lucia

“Light” — Latin origin

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

Lucia has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #83 (2025) · 59,335 babies named Lucia all-time · 1 in 530 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #3 in Spain (2024) · #73 in N. Ireland (2025) · #78 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #98 in New Zealand (2025) · #100 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

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

Famous Lucias

Lucia Bose — Italian-born Spanish actress (1931-2020)
Lucia Popp — Slovak operatic soprano
Lucia Berlin — American writer
Lucia Anguissola — Italian painter (1536-1565)
Lucia Bronzetti — Italian tennis player

In stories & tradition

Lucia Nanami — Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Lucia von Bardas — Earth-616
Lucia Mondella — The Betrothed

What Lucias become

Among 1,175 notable people named Lucia:

Medical professionals appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucia de Berk, Dutch nurse.

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