Luciana
Luciana is a feminine given name of Roman origin, a variation of the masculine name Lucius. The name is especially popular in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Portugal and Romania. In Hungarian the name is Luciána.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Luciana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Luciana is a feminine given name of Roman origin, a variation of the masculine name Lucius. The name is especially popular in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Portugal and Romania. In Hungarian the name is Luciána.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Luciana
American parents first put Luciana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1897, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,125 Lucianas were born — ranking #287 that year. About 38% of every Luciana on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Luciana ranks #287 for baby girls with 1,125 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 18K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Luciana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Luciana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Luciane
- Luciene
Names that sound like Luciana
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About the name Luciana
Luciana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Luciana's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #287. Use the chart and map above to compare Luciana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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