Given name & surname
Lucena
“one who is surrounded by light”
Lucena is a variant of Lucerne. One Latin interpretation is “one who is surrounded by light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucena is a variant of Lucerne. One Latin interpretation is “one who is surrounded by light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lucena is a variant of Lucerne. An origin associated with Lucerne is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 0 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 412 as a first name in 2020; 1,584 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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