Luciana is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Luciana means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Luciana across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Luciana has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Luciana is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “light”. A feminine form of Lucian, from Latin lux.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,629 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 584 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 26 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 16 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Luciana per year, United States (1897 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,139/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (38/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2017 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2020 (3/yr).
Luciana has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #585 nationally (given to 1,158 babies that year).
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