Luciano
An Italian masculine name derived from the Latin name Lucianus meaning "light" or "bright".
Name Census estimates that about 15,047 living Americans carry the first name Luciano. It sits at #348 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Luciano today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luciano births was 2024 (974 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luciano. 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 Luciano with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
15K
~ 1 in 22,779 Americans
Peak year
2024
974 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#348
Tracked since 1892
Census
Luciano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 16,067 people with the first name Luciano, which placed it at #1,823 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
#1,823
National first-name rank
People counted
16K
16,067 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
5.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
65.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luciano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luciano is Hispanic at 65.4%. The next largest groups are White (28.8%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). 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 Luciano 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 Luciano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino65.4% · 10,503
- White28.8% · 4,627
- Two or more races1.9% · 298
- Black or African American1.8% · 291
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 274
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 74
Popularity
Luciano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luciano from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 4,955 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luciano 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 Luciano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lucianos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 35 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Luciano, while South Carolina, Rhode Island, Idaho recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 396 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Luciano
The name Luciano is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name Lucianus or Lucius. The name Lucius itself comes from the Latin word "lux," meaning light. The first known use of the name dates back to ancient Roman times.
In the early Christian era, the name gained popularity as a name for saints and martyrs. One notable bearer was Saint Lucian of Antioch, a Christian martyr who died around 312 AD in the city of Antioch. Another early bearer was Saint Lucian of Beauvais, a bishop who lived in the 6th century in Gaul (modern-day France).
The name Luciano has been common in Italy for centuries, particularly in regions like Tuscany and Umbria. One of the earliest recorded bearers was Luciano da Siena, an Italian painter who lived in the 13th century. Another notable Italian with this name was Luciano Laurana, a Renaissance architect and sculptor from Dalmatia who worked primarily in Italy in the 15th century.
Outside of Italy, the name has been used in various forms across Europe and Latin America. In Spain, the name is sometimes spelled as Luciano or Luziano. In France, it appears as Lucien. In Portugal and Brazil, the spelling Luciano is more common.
Among the famous historical figures with the name Luciano are Luciano Berio, an Italian composer who lived from 1925 to 2003. Another is Luciano Pavarotti, the renowned Italian operatic tenor who lived from 1935 to 2007. In the world of literature, Luciano de Samosata was a Syrian satirist and rhetorician who lived in the 2nd century AD.
Other notable bearers include Luciano Benetton, the Italian businessman and founder of the Benetton Group, born in 1935, and Luciano Fabro, an Italian artist and sculptor who lived from 1936 to 2007.
People
Luciano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luciano 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
Luciano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luciano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 15,047 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luciano 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 22,779 US residents.
Is Luciano a common name?
We classify Luciano as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 16,504 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luciano most popular?
The single biggest year for Luciano was 2024, when 974 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luciano is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luciano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 16,067 people with the name Luciano, or 5.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,823 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 Luciano 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 Luciano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luciano appears almost entirely male. Of the 16,069 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Luciano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luciano is Hispanic at 65.4%. The next largest groups are White (28.8%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). 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 Luciano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Luciano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.4% (10,503 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 Luciano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luciano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luciano in the SSA data are male. 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 Luciano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luciano 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 Luciano 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 Luciano?
You can see how many people share the name Luciano on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.