Lucia Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Lucia

Lucia Name Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: loo-sha, loo-see-ah
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Lucia Name Meaning

Lucia means “light” and it is often associated with Saint Lucia, a martyr from the 4th century AD, who is the patron saint of the blind. The name Lucia is often associated with light, guidance, and hope. It’s a name that evokes the feeling of beauty and elegance.

Origins of the Name Lucia

The name Lucia is of Latin origin and it is the feminine form of the name Lucius, which means “light”. It is also associated with Saint Lucia, a martyr from the 4th century AD, who is the patron saint of the blind and is celebrated in many Catholic countries.

Popularity of the Name Lucia

Lucia has been a popular name for centuries and has been borne by many notable figures throughout history. Some of the most famous Lucie include:

Saint Lucia, a martyr from the 4th century AD, and the patron saint of the blind.
Lucia di Lammermoor, an opera by Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia Berlin, an American short story writer
Lucia Mendez, a Mexican singer and actress

In recent years, the name Lucia has seen a steady popularity and it’s become a favorite for parents looking for a strong, classic and elegant name that has a historical significance.

Final Thoughts on the Name Lucia

Lucia is a truly phenomenal name. It’s classic, elegant, and has a rich history. Plus, there are so many amazing people throughout history who have been named Lucia, which just goes to show how powerful and accomplished the name.

Lucia Name Popularity

How popular is the name Lucia? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	534	25	0.0071%
1911	480	37	0.0099%
1912	543	43	0.0085%
1913	517	60	0.0106%
1914	502	82	0.0118%
1915	593	81	0.0089%
1916	541	108	0.0112%
1917	567	101	0.0101%
1918	551	121	0.0113%
1919	563	108	0.0103%
1920	614	97	0.0087%
1921	516	143	0.0125%
1922	517	138	0.0124%
1923	572	116	0.0104%
1924	540	135	0.0116%
1925	583	110	0.0097%
1926	512	144	0.0131%
1927	511	145	0.0131%
1928	513	137	0.0128%
1929	519	126	0.0122%
1930	517	125	0.012%
1931	515	116	0.0118%
1932	468	148	0.015%
1933	514	114	0.0122%
1934	520	110	0.0114%
1935	490	124	0.0128%
1936	482	135	0.014%
1937	516	119	0.0121%
1938	521	124	0.0121%
1939	559	98	0.0096%
1940	543	119	0.0112%
1941	518	135	0.012%
1942	545	137	0.0108%
1943	590	119	0.0091%
1944	589	107	0.0086%
1945	575	114	0.0093%
1946	551	159	0.0108%
1947	578	166	0.0099%
1948	591	149	0.0093%
1949	577	160	0.0099%
1950	604	149	0.0093%
1951	553	190	0.0112%
1952	539	204	0.0117%
1953	563	196	0.0111%
1954	551	211	0.0115%
1955	545	234	0.0127%
1956	650	167	0.0088%
1957	621	195	0.0101%
1958	659	181	0.0096%
1959	616	212	0.0112%
1960	615	215	0.0113%
1961	604	236	0.0125%
1962	676	181	0.0099%
1963	629	206	0.0115%
1964	573	246	0.014%
1965	602	213	0.013%
1966	577	220	0.0141%
1967	604	202	0.0133%
1968	611	203	0.0135%
1969	698	158	0.0103%
1970	654	200	0.0126%
1971	657	196	0.013%
1972	625	199	0.0146%
1973	651	181	0.014%
1974	728	154	0.0118%
1975	591	221	0.0172%
1976	573	239	0.0185%
1977	613	226	0.0168%
1978	621	221	0.0164%
1979	631	229	0.0162%
1980	594	263	0.018%
1981	573	275	0.0187%
1982	577	268	0.0179%
1983	579	259	0.0176%
1984	555	292	0.0196%
1985	541	321	0.0211%
1986	583	286	0.0189%
1987	593	282	0.0185%
1988	627	271	0.0174%
1989	577	337	0.0209%
1990	578	353	0.0213%
1991	590	340	0.0209%
1992	578	359	0.0225%
1993	555	388	0.0249%
1994	594	334	0.0218%
1995	601	329	0.0218%
1996	575	352	0.0235%
1997	607	328	0.0222%
1998	627	332	0.0222%
1999	571	395	0.0264%
2000	496	508	0.0333%
2001	502	508	0.0337%
2002	526	480	0.032%
2003	474	582	0.0383%
2004	414	698	0.0458%
2005	370	815	0.0533%
2006	340	937	0.0598%
2007	309	1,057	0.067%
2008	302	1,064	0.0688%
2009	303	1,051	0.0703%
2010	263	1,214	0.0842%
2011	236	1,303	0.0915%
2012	243	1,268	0.089%
2013	238	1,289	0.0905%
2014	224	1,403	0.0963%
2015	220	1,433	0.0985%
2016	209	1,484	0.1029%
2017	180	1,633	0.117%
2018	180	1,577	0.1148%
2019	154	1,780	0.1315%
2020	166	1,651	0.1297%
2021	138	1,841	0.1506%

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Names Like Lucia

If you like Lucia, you’ll love these other names like Lucia.

What names sound like Lucia?

If you like how Lucia sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Lucia.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Lecia		Latin
Licia	From Lycia	Latin
Luci	Light	Latin
Lucie	Light	Latin
Lucza	Light	Latin
Lycia	From Lycia	Greek

What names are similar to Lucia?

Find a name that’s like Lucia, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Cacia	Thorny tree; alert, watchful	Irish
Dacia		Latin
Decia	Tenth girl	Latin
Docia	Good thought; God's gift	Greek
Dulcia	Sweet	Latin
Jocia	A member of the German tribe, the Gauts	German
Kacia		American
Kecia

Kicia
Laci		French
Lacie		French
Lakia		American
Lalia	Talk; well-spoken	Greek
Latia	Joy	Latin
Leecia	From Lycia	Latin
Leia	Weary one	Hebrew
Lelia	“The tempestuous one,” from the Greek lailao, a tempest, hurricane, etc.	Latin
Lesia	Noble, exalted; from Lycia	Latin
Lia	Weary one	Hebrew
Licha	Noble, exalted	German
Lidia	From Lydia	Greek
Ligia	Musical	Greek
Lilia	Lily	Latin

Lisia	From Lycia	Latin
Livia	A short form of Olivia.	Latin
Loria		English
Luana	Enjoyment	Polynesian
Luba	Dear	Yiddish
Luce	Light	Latin
Luciana	Light	Italian
Luisa	Famous warrior	Spanish
Luiza	Form of Luis	Spanish
Lula	Famous warrior	German
Luna	The moon	Latin
Lura		German
Lusa	God's promise; God is my oath	Hebrew
Lydia	From Lydia	Greek
Lygia	Musical	Greek

Lyria	Lyre	Greek
Lyvia
Nicia
Tacia	Silence	Latin

Lists With Lucia

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Siblings of Lucia

Mamas with kids named Lucia also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Clara	Bright and clear	Latin
Alonso	Ready for battle	Spanish
Felicity	Happiness	Latin
Erick	Everlasting ruler	Scandinavian
Jose	Jehovah will increase	Spanish
Daniel	God is My Judge	Hebrew
Carlos	Free man	Spanish
Pablo	A Spanish equivalent of Paul.	Spanish
Andres	Manly	Spanish
Domenick	Alternate Spelling: Dominick, Dominic, Domenic, Dominik.	Italian
Gus	Short form of Augustus	Latin

Marian	A variant form, through the Old French, of Mary.	French
Livia	A short form of Olivia.	Latin
Seraphine	Burning ones	Hebrew
Truman	Loyal one	English
Argento	Silver	Latin

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Jenna Dec 26 at 7:53 am

I wanted a name that would represent my mom who passed last year. Her last name was DeLuca and Lucia is female form of Luca. Meaning light.
She came a year after my mom’s passing and right after finding out about my husbands dad’s passing. So she has been our light after our storms.

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Caitlin Nov 18 at 8:30 am

She’s named after my husband’s grandmother who lives in Nicaragua. A strong and humble matriarch, that quietly leads the family. It’s a way for us to honor her and connect our daughter to her ethnic heritage. And the name means light which is something we hope our daughter will bring to others as she grows up.

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Sarah Jul 29 at 11:08 am

It’s traditional and sweet and means light

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- Brie monique Aug 7 at 10:05 pm
  
  I like the name Lucia
  
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Gianna Jul 21 at 11:23 am

We chose the name Lucia because of the following factors (1) Italian origin, (2) does not easily lend itself to needing a nickname, (3) she was born at 5:57am and it means “at first light”- so it seemed fitting for her birth story even though we had it picked out for months.

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Lucia Apr 11 at 1:47 pm

Name is a variation of my grandma’s name. And the meaning is light. She’s my first child and she brings joy and love to all of our lives.

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Victoria Mar 20 at 11:07 am

My husband loved the name Lucianna. I thought It was too long, I like short names. We were watching Cruella and in the credits I saw the name Lucia and thought it’s close enough to what he loved but short! I loved the idea of nicknaming her Lu or Luz, also. I mentioned to him and it stuck he wanted nothing to do with any other name after that haha. Her middle name is Diana after my late Grandma who passed away in August. Lucia is her first great-granddaughter and it was only fitting to honor her as she had a significant part in raising me.

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Angela Sep 13 at 9:30 pm

We pronounce it Loo-sha. We chose this name because it means Graceful Light. We also enjoy calling her Lulu.

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Christie Jun 4 at 10:22 am

Lucia means graceful light, which I love. I love the full name as well as nicknames Lucy or Lu. It also sounds good with my other daughter’s name, Livia.

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Sara May 11 at 11:05 am

A beautiful name and we will call her Lucy for short

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Marissa Feb 18 at 8:40 pm

The name meaning is light. Since she’ll be a summer baby I thought that would be very appropriate. Also after the previous year being so dark and rough, I considered how much she already is and will be a light in our lives. Not to mention there was a strong female engineer character in a video game from the 90s with a similar name!

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Ivana Pranjic Dec 6 at 10:04 am

It’s my grandmother name

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Olivia Nov 13 at 2:38 am

I love this name it sounds so pretty especially with the a at the end.

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Jane Sep 18 at 12:22 pm

We love the meaning of her name. So special and true for her.
There is Max Lucado children’s book called You Are Special and the character In it named Lucia is unique in that she doesn’t care what the world thinks of her, only what her Creator thinks of her. It is what we hope for our daughter as well.

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Sarah Mar 22 at 10:26 am

My husband and I had a few names that we liked to choose from, but the name Lucia kept coming to my mind when I would think about her. I told my husband and he said, ” Well I guess that is her name.”
I just couldn’t call her any name but Lucia.
Also Lucia means light and I thought that was very appropriate since I am working on overcoming anxiety and depression.
Also Lucia is the name of one of the children that our Lady of Fatima appeared to. One of my friends later told me after Lucia was born that on the day of her birth that the EWTN tv channel was playing an episode starring Lucia.
Surley it is God’s will that we named our baby girl Lucia.

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Chibunse Feb 3 at 5:27 am

Its a lovely name and i love the fact that it means light.

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Kristin Jun 7 at 6:34 pm

I love the name because it’s short, sweet and I don’t hear it around at all. Old fashioned name that still sounds fresh and cute for baby to older as well.
only thing is people pronounce it differently. Like (Loo-sha), or (Lucy). But still love it anyways. ???

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Aline Ramirez Jun 4 at 1:46 pm

Because Lucia was a great saint of the Catholic Church, and a short and nice name

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Mm C Apr 17 at 10:11 am

We love Lucille Ball, and liked the idea of calling our daughter Lucy. Then we heard of St. Lucia and decided to go with that instead of Lucille. She abbreviates her name as Luci. This name can be pronounced several ways, ours is said like a Spanish version.

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Jen Apr 11 at 2:03 pm

We wanted a family name and this name checked a lot of boxes on both sides. “Lucian” was my husband’s late grandfather’s name. “Lucielle” was my late grandmother’s name. “Louise” is my mother’s middle name. It’s Italian, which is my heritage. We call her “Lucy” for short, but I like that she has the option of using a full name later in life should she want to.

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