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.
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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The Story of Luciana
Luciana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,125 Lucianas were born — ranking #287 that year. As of 2026, Luciana ranks #287 for baby girls with 1,125 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 18K Lucianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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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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