Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lucia

Gender

Female

Origin

Italian
Light
Latin
Light; the feminine form of Lucius

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lucia

Pronunciation

l(u)-cia

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #4809, 10 births); most recent 2004 (rank #9935, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #83, 3,012 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–3,012
2024–2,658
2023–2,442
2022–2,222
2021–2,025
2020–1,752
2019–1,819
2018–1,612
2017–1,661
2016–1,523

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #169, 312 births); most recent 2025 (rank #170, 284 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025284
2024279
2023262
2022257
2021224
2020249
2019243
2018254
2017247
2016264

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #237, 261 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023261
2022243
2021190
2020195
2019180
2018189
2017194
2016184
2015178
2014163

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #87, 60 births); most recent 2025 (rank #137, 33 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202533
202439
202360
202244
202137
202045
201938
201834
201749
201643

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #83, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #100, 44 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202544
202447
202351
202243
202139
202032
201942
201835
201738
201632

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #71, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #71, 29 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202529
202424
202321
202230
202118
202017
201917
201820
201719
201622

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #116, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #223, 14 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202314
202227
202116
202013
20199
201823
201716
201618
201515
201419

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence