girl's name
Luciana
loo-chee-AH-nuh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 19,882
the United States
#273
2025 births
Luciana is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light". It is the feminine of Luciano, built on lux, and it belongs to the same family as Lucy, Lucia and Lucien — all of them descending from the Roman name given to children born at daybreak.
- Luciana is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 1,139 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,911 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1897.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Luciana Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 41 |
| 1920s | 87 |
| 1930s | 64 |
| 1940s | 23 |
| 1950s | 54 |
| 1960s | 122 |
| 1970s | 1,082 |
| 1980s | 402 |
| 1990s | 376 |
| 2000s | 2,168 |
| 2010s | 6,594 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,606 |
What Luciana Means
Luciana means light, from the Latin lux. The Roman custom behind it tied the root name Lucius to birth at first light, which is the association the whole family of names carries.
Where Luciana Comes From
Luciana is the feminine of Lucianus, from Lucius, from the Latin lux, light. Roman naming linked Lucius to children born at dawn, and the name passed into Christian use through several early martyrs, including Saint Lucy of Syracuse, whose feast on 13 December falls near the winter solstice and became a festival of light across Scandinavia. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese all produced Luciana; French gives Lucienne. Shakespeare uses the name for a character in The Comedy of Errors. It appears in birth records from 1897.
Luciana in Use
Luciana charts in five markets and reached its highest recorded use in 2025.
How Popular Is Luciana?
In 2025, Luciana was given to 1,139 babies in the United States, ranking #273 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Where Luciana Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Luciana Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lùciana | Lùciana is a rare spelling of Luciana, written with a grave accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Luciana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Luciana Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luciana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Luciana
- Pronunciation loo-chee-AH-nuh /lutʃiˈana/
3 nicknames for Luciana
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Luciana in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling Names for Luciana
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Luciana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Luciana
What does the name Luciana mean?
Light, from the Latin lux by way of Lucius and Lucianus.
What is short for Luciana?
Lucy and Luci are the most common, with Ana also used.
How do you pronounce Luciana?
loo-chee-AH-nuh in Italian; loo-see-AH-nuh is common in English.
How popular is the name Luciana?
In 2025, Luciana was given to 1,139 babies in the United States, ranking #273 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Is Luciana a girl's or a boy's name?
Luciana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Luciana?
Luciana has 4 syllables.
When was Luciana most popular?
Luciana peaked in 2025, when 1,139 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Luciana?
Luciana is usually shortened to Lucy, Luci and Ana.
Is Luciana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luciana currently ranks #273 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.