Lucia
Verified Meaning & Etymology
“Light”
Linguistic heritage: Latin
Pronunciation
English Phonetic:LOO-shuh
IPA (US English):/ˈluː.ʃə/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)Peak Popularity20253,012 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#833,012 births in 2025
Total US Registrations59,426Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records
Historical US Popularity Trajectory
Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)
Peak US Popularity2025 (3,012 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1880
Recent 2025 Level3,012 births
Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.
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Demographic Data:
United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.
Linguistic Derivation:
Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).
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