Lucia
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Lucia
Lucia is a lush, rich Latinate equivalent of Lucy, popular in Spain and throughout Latin America and also a cross-cultural favorite. You might be surprised to know that Lucia has ALWAYS ranked among the Top 1000 girl names in the US, though she's really taken off only since the turn of this century.
Derived from lux, the Latin word for light. Lucia is considered to be the feminine form of Lucius. Due to its connection to light, Lucia was traditionally given to babies born as daylight was breaking.
A variety of references include Santa Lucia, a fourth century martyr who was revered in the Middle Ages and the Caribbean island named for her, and the tragic opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti.
Lucia has for several years ranked as the Number 1 name in Spain. It was chosen for their daughters by James Joyce, Mira Sorvino, Giovanni Ribisi, Mel Gibson, and Sasha Alexander and Eduardo Pointi, among others.
Lucia is also given to boys.
Pronounced LOO-shuh.
As of October 2026, Lucia ranked #83 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #140.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #231 | 1,435 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #227 | 1,452 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #213 | 1,523 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #185 | 1,661 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #183 | 1,612 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #158 | 1,819 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #160 | 1,752 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #136 | 2,025 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #126 | 2,222 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #109 | 2,442 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #98 | 2,658 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #83 | 3,012 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Lucia on lists
Famous Lucias
- Lucia Maria RanieraGirl
Princess of Bourbon,Two Sicilies; Duchess of Genoa; Duchess of Ancona
- Lucia CifarelliGirl
American lead singer of band KMFDM
- Lucía EtxebarríaGirl
Spanish novelist
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (born Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi)Girl
British actress and theatre manager
- Lucia Galeazzi GalvaniGirl
Italian scientist
- Lucia PoppGirl
Slovakian operatic soprano
- Lucia MicarelliGirl
American violinist
- Lucia AngerGirl
German skier
- Lucia JoyceGirl
daughter of novelist James Joyce
- Lucia ChaseGirl
American ballerina; cofounder of American Ballet Theatre
- Lucia Roberta "Lucy" Tough BronzeGirl
English football player
- Lucía "Lucy" Vives (b. 1996)Girl
daughter of Colombian singer Carlos Vives
- Lucia Santina Ribisi (b. 1997)Girl
daughter of actor Giovanni Ribisi
- Lucia Colosimo (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of actors Jane Hall and Vince Colosimo
- Lucia de la Calle (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of singer Natalie Merchant and Daniel de la Calle
- Lucia Sofia Ponti (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of actress Sasha Alexander and Eduardo Ponti
- Lucia Sanders (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of TV personality Ed Sanders; triplet of sisters Scarlette and Azure
- Lucia Gibson (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of actor Mel Gibson
- Lucia Rose Mariano (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of reality TV's Rob and Amber Mariano
- Lucia Bella Benet (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of musician Eric Benet
- Lucia Backus (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actors Mira Sorvino and Christopher Backus
- Lucia GotchGirl
daughter of actress Alexandra Pigg and producer Tarquin Gotch
- Lucia Stella Florez (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of tenor Juan Diego Florez
- Lucia Martine Intal (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actress Bianca Gonzalez and basketball player J.C. Intal
- Lucia MartinGirl
Yosef (b. 2018), daughter of Pueto Rican singer, actor, & author Ricky Martin & Syrian,Swedish artist Jwan Yosef
Lucia in pop culture
- Lucia "Lucy" HoneychurchGirl
main character in the novel A Room With A View
- "Lucia di LammermoorGirl
" opera by Gaetano Donizetti and its main character
- Emmeline "Lucia" LucasGirl
character in the Mapp and Lucia series by E.F. Benson
- LuciaGirl
what Capt Gregg calls Lucy Muir in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"
- LuciaGirl
a Gamemaker in The Hunger Games movie (not mentioned in the novel)
- Lucia DamoraGirl
character in Morgan Rhodes' "Falling Kingdoms"
- LuciaGirl
character in video games Contra and Neo Contra
- Lucia MorganGirl
character in video game Final Fight 3
- LuciaGirl
character in the Fire Emblem video games
- Lucia RaregrooveGirl
character in manga/anime series "Rave Master"
- LuciaGirl
character in video games Suikoden II and III
- Lucia von BardasGirl
character in Marvel Comics
- LuciaGirl
character in video game "Pangya"
- LuciaGirl
character in video game "Lunar: Eternal Blue"
- Lucia NanamiGirl
main character in manga/anime "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch"
- Queen LuciaGirl
character on TV's "Elena of Avalor"
- Can also be pronounced LUTZGirl
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- Lucia VolneroGirl
character in the Waterfire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly
- Lucia Martinez/ Alvarez Girl
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- LucieGirl