Lucia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Lucia is both a feminine given name and a surname. It comes from the Latin word Lux meaning 'light'. It is the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius and can be alternatively spelled as Lucy.

From Wikipedia

Lucia first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 2,658 babies (rank #98 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,658 girls (rank #98). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Lucia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lucia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

56,400

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,658

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In I Promessi Sposi: Lucia Mondella — his betrothed

Famous people named Lucia

Lucia Bosefilm actor · b. 1931
Lucia Poppopera singer · b. 1939
Lucia Berlinwriter · b. 1936

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	15	#442
1881	16	#427
1882	20	#414
1883	24	#382
1884	22	#433
1885	23	#443
1886	33	#375
1887	15	#603
1888	34	#430
1889	38	#396
1890	31	#472
1891	35	#425
1892	37	#447
1893	36	#447
1894	32	#510
1895	25	#617
1896	34	#510
1897	36	#482
1898	49	#438
1899	32	#532
1900	42	#520
1901	41	#472
1902	41	#498
1903	25	#676
1904	46	#488
1905	42	#535
1906	58	#449
1907	56	#479
1908	44	#565
1909	69	#451
1910	64	#515
1911	65	#518
1912	88	#517
1913	110	#486
1914	125	#502
1915	140	#534
1916	167	#503
1917	153	#542
1918	191	#493
1919	157	#552
1920	147	#594
1921	182	#526
1922	190	#506
1923	171	#553
1924	182	#535
1925	154	#581
1926	185	#513
1927	186	#516
1928	192	#500
1929	171	#519
1930	180	#497
1931	162	#513
1932	185	#487
1933	167	#494
1934	161	#505
1935	154	#518
1936	174	#491
1937	156	#530
1938	162	#536
1939	142	#568
1940	158	#547
1941	168	#546
1942	182	#552
1943	182	#560
1944	167	#564
1945	168	#567
1946	198	#566
1947	203	#601
1948	221	#558
1949	223	#556
1950	208	#582
1951	253	#521
1952	258	#530
1953	259	#538
1954	267	#544
1955	289	#543
1956	219	#643
1957	246	#624
1958	233	#646
1959	269	#608
1960	260	#626
1961	286	#595
1962	227	#685
1963	252	#636
1964	293	#577
1965	251	#615
1966	266	#577
1967	248	#603
1968	253	#606
1969	211	#686
1970	252	#650
1971	229	#676
1972	228	#660
1973	219	#685
1974	198	#726
1975	257	#614
1976	278	#587
1977	267	#629
1978	269	#626
1979	276	#631
1980	316	#584
1981	322	#576
1982	318	#576
1983	302	#593
1984	335	#558
1985	369	#541
1986	340	#575
1987	330	#593
1988	313	#636
1989	396	#564
1990	400	#580
1991	397	#582
1992	401	#581
1993	430	#554
1994	376	#598
1995	383	#593
1996	400	#576
1997	378	#599
1998	370	#630
1999	433	#575
2000	552	#490
2001	550	#502
2002	524	#523
2003	626	#473
2004	741	#413
2005	853	#366
2006	976	#338
2007	1,090	#311
2008	1,099	#303
2009	1,084	#305
2010	1,239	#266
2011	1,329	#240
2012	1,304	#248
2013	1,327	#241
2014	1,435	#231
2015	1,452	#227
2016	1,523	#213
2017	1,661	#185
2018	1,612	#183
2019	1,819	#158
2020	1,752	#160
2021	2,025	#136
2022	2,222	#126
2023	2,442	#109
2024	2,658	#98