Lucia

loo-SEE-a or loo-CHEE-a or LOO-sha

Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin

"light"

Lucia Origin and Meaning

The name Lucia is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "light".

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 Rank in US Top 1000

# 109 in the US

Lucia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 149 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lucia

• 109 US 2023
• 149 Nameberry 2025
• 154 Future 2028
• 190 England 2023
• 93 Scotland 2024
• 85 Ireland 2023
• 74 New Zealand 2024
• 127 Germany 2016
• 1 Spain 2023
• 38 Mexico 2021
• 41 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Lucia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lucia.

• Anya
• Evangelene
• Camilla
• Anneliese
• Juliette
• Amalia
• Vivienne
• Estella
• Eleanora
• Celia
• Marina
• Delia
• Lorelei
• Valerie
• Annika
• Cassandra
• Naomi
• Serena
• Arabella
• Nadia

Famous People Named Lucia

• Lucia Maria Raniera Princess of Bourbon,Two Sicilies; Duchess of Genoa; Duchess of Ancona
• Lucia Cifarelli American lead singer of band KMFDM
• Lucía Etxebarría Spanish novelist
• Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (born Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi) British actress and theatre manager
• Lucia Galeazzi Galvani Italian scientist
• Lucia Popp Slovakian operatic soprano
• Lucia Micarelli American violinist
• Lucia Anger German skier
• Lucia Joyce daughter of novelist James Joyce
• Lucia Chase American ballerina; cofounder of American Ballet Theatre
• Lucia Roberta "Lucy" Tough Bronze English football player
• Lucía "Lucy" Vives (b. 1996) daughter of Colombian singer Carlos Vives
• Lucia Santina Ribisi (b. 1997) daughter of actor Giovanni Ribisi
• Lucia Colosimo (b. 2002) daughter of actors Jane Hall and Vince Colosimo
• Lucia de la Calle (b. 2003) daughter of singer Natalie Merchant and Daniel de la Calle
• Lucia Sofia Ponti (b. 2006) daughter of actress Sasha Alexander and Eduardo Ponti
• Lucia Sanders (b. 2007) daughter of TV personality Ed Sanders; triplet of sisters Scarlette and Azure
• Lucia Gibson (b. 2009) daughter of actor Mel Gibson
• Lucia Rose Mariano (b. 2009) daughter of reality TV's Rob and Amber Mariano
• Lucia Bella Benet (b. 2011) daughter of musician Eric Benet
• Lucia Backus (b. 2012) daughter of actors Mira Sorvino and Christopher Backus
• Lucia Gotch daughter of actress Alexandra Pigg and producer Tarquin Gotch
• Lucia Stella Florez (b. 2014) daughter of tenor Juan Diego Florez
• Lucia Martine Intal (b. 2015) daughter of actress Bianca Gonzalez and basketball player J.C. Intal
• Lucia Martin Yosef (b. 2018), daughter of Pueto Rican singer, actor, & author Ricky Martin & Syrian,Swedish artist Jwan Yosef

The name Lucia in Pop Culture

• Lucia "Lucy" Honeychurch main character in the novel A Room With A View
• "Lucia di Lammermoor " opera by Gaetano Donizetti and its main character
• Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas character in the Mapp and Lucia series by E.F. Benson
• Lucia what Capt Gregg calls Lucy Muir in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"
• Lucia a Gamemaker in The Hunger Games movie (not mentioned in the novel)
• Lucia Damora character in Morgan Rhodes' "Falling Kingdoms"
• Lucia character in video games Contra and Neo Contra
• Lucia Morgan character in video game Final Fight 3
• Lucia character in the Fire Emblem video games
• Lucia Raregroove character in manga/anime series "Rave Master"
• Lucia character in video games Suikoden II and III
• Lucia von Bardas character in Marvel Comics
• Lucia character in video game "Pangya"
• Lucia character in video game "Lunar: Eternal Blue"
• Lucia Nanami main character in manga/anime "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch"
• Queen Lucia character on TV's "Elena of Avalor"
• Can also be pronounced LUTZ ia.
• Lucia Volnero character in the Waterfire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly
• Lucia Martinez/ Alvarez Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"

International Variations of the name Lucia

• Luciana Italian
• Lusila Spanish
• Chia Spanish
• Luciella Italian
• Lucinenne French
• Chila Spanish