Lucianna
A feminine name of Italian origin meaning "bringer of light".
Name Census estimates that about 1,835 living Americans carry the first name Lucianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lucianna today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lucianna births was 2024 (112 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lucianna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lucianna with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Lucianna is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 186,787 Americans
Peak year
2024
112 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,790
Tracked since 1969
Census
Lucianna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,343 people with the first name Lucianna, which placed it at #10,065 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,065
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,343 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lucianna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lucianna is White at 47.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (40.2%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lucianna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lucianna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.8% · 642
- Hispanic or Latino40.2% · 540
- Black or African American6.0% · 81
- Two or more races3.6% · 48
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 13
Popularity
Lucianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lucianna from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 813 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lucianna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lucianna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lucianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luciannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Lucianna, while Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 56 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lucianna
The given name Lucianna is a feminine form derived from the Latin name Lucianus, which itself traces its origins to the ancient Roman name Lucius. Lucius was a prominent Roman family name that emerged from the Latin word "lux," meaning light.
In its earliest known usage, Lucianna appeared as a variant spelling of the Italian name Luciana during the medieval period. This name held particular significance in regions of Italy, such as Tuscany and Umbria, where it was embraced by noble families and eventually spread to other parts of Europe.
Lucianna's connection to the concept of light often associated it with qualities like radiance, brilliance, and illumination in various cultural and religious contexts. In Christian traditions, the name was sometimes linked to the symbolic representation of divine light or spiritual enlightenment.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lucianna can be found in the historical records of the city of Florence, Italy, where a noblewoman named Lucianna de' Medici lived in the 15th century. Another notable bearer of the name was Lucianna Arrighi, an Italian painter and engraver active in the 16th century.
In the realm of literature, the name Lucianna gained prominence through its appearance in the works of renowned authors. For instance, Lucianna was a character in the 18th-century novel "The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith. Additionally, the Italian writer and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi featured a character named Lucianna in his poetic works.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Lucianna. One such individual was Lucianna Giussani (1672-1744), an Italian painter and engraver known for her religious artworks. Another was Lucianna Viviani (1805-1877), an Italian botanist and one of the first female members of the Accademia dei Georgofili, a prestigious scientific society in Florence.
In the field of music, Lucianna Castellini (1629-1672) was an Italian opera singer and composer who gained recognition during the Baroque period. More recently, Lucianna Berio (1925-2003) was an Italian-American writer and translator who worked closely with her husband, the composer Luciano Berio.
While the name Lucianna has retained its historical roots and cultural significance, its usage has also evolved and adapted to various linguistic and cultural contexts over time, reflecting the diverse and rich tapestry of human experiences.
People
Lucianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucianna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lucianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,835 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lucianna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 186,787 US residents.
Is Lucianna a common name?
We classify Lucianna as "Rare". It ranks above 93.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,863 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lucianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Lucianna was 2024, when 112 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lucianna is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lucianna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,343 people with the name Lucianna, or 0.44 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,065 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lucianna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lucianna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lucianna appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,347 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lucianna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lucianna is White at 47.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (40.2%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lucianna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lucianna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.8% (642 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lucianna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lucianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lucianna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lucianna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lucianna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lucianna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Lucianna?
Want to know how many Americans are named Lucianna? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.