Lucio
Lucio is an Italian and Spanish male given name derived from the Latin name Lucius. In Portuguese, the given name is accented Lúcio.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Lucio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucio is an Italian and Spanish male given name derived from the Latin name Lucius. In Portuguese, the given name is accented Lúcio.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Lucio
Lucio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1907, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 145 Lucios were born — ranking #1,326 that year. As of 2026, Lucio ranks #1,326 for baby boys with 145 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Lucios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lucio
Lucio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Lucio's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #930. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucio'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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