Lucia
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Lucia is a Latin and Italian name meaning “light,” with Scandinavian and saintly associations. Lucia is also treated as an Italian form of Lucille, with Luciana as a variant.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Lucia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lucia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lucia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lucia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,012 girls were named Lucia, making it the #83 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 59,335 girls have been named Lucia, with the most (3,012) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Alaska and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lucia in other languages
- Luca Croatian, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovenian
- Lucie Czech, Dutch, French, German
- Lucille English, French
- Lucina Italian, Spanish
- Lucy Dutch, English
- Licia Italian
- Lleucu Welsh
- Llucia Catalan
- Llúcia Catalan
- Luce Italian
- Luci Italian
- Lucía Spanish
- Luzia Portuguese
- Luzie German
- Lúcia Portuguese
- Lúcía Icelandic
- Lūcija Latvian
- Łucja Polish
Lucia name days
- December 13 Czech Republic
- December 13 Norway
- December 13 Slovakia
- December 13 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Lucia
There are 915 towns and villages with Lucia in their name, in 29 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 369🇮🇹 Italy 117🇨🇴 Colombia 68🇧🇷 Brazil 47🇵🇭 Philippines 42🇻🇪 Venezuela 42🇵🇪 Peru 31🇬🇹 Guatemala 23
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Santa Lucía | Canary Islands, 🇪🇸 Spain | 71,863 | Map |
| Santa Lucía | San Juan, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 62,697 | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Canelones, 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 16,438 | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Atlántico, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 15,760 | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Corrientes, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 14,056 | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Guayas, 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 12,523 | Map |
| Santa Lucia | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 8,642 | Map |
| Santa Lúcia | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 7,149 | Map |
| Santa Lucia | Lazio, 🇮🇹 Italy | 7,053 | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Puno, 🇵🇪 Peru | 4,320 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lucia
There are 11 lakes and reservoirs with Lucia in their name, in 6 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 5🇨🇦 Canada 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇵🇪 Peru 1🇺🇸 United States 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lucia Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lucia Pond | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Lucía | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Bordo Santa Lucía | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| De Lucia Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lagoa da Lucia | Maranhão, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Laguna Santa Lucia | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Laguna Santa Lucía | Tabasco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lucia songs
15 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lucia in their title. The best known:
- Santa Lucia – Elisa's (1849)
- Per Lucia – Riccardo Fogli (1983)
- Santa Lucia Luntana
- Lucia – Sven Körling
- Lucia (Stay with Me) – Liberato (2024)
- Santa Lucia
- Santa Lucia by Night
- Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia – Giovanni Truppi (2022)
- Hej Lucia – Anders Jacobsson
- Lucia di Lammermoor – Antoni Agramont i Quintana
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lucia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lucia.
Lucia Anger
Lucia Kimani
Lucia Mokrášová
Lucia Poli
Fictional characters named Lucia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lucia as a pet name
FurryName has found 107 dogs named Lucia in public pet registers, making it the #1,295 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (2), Worcester (2), Port Moody (1). Lucia as a dog name →
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