Given name

Lucenia

“one who is surrounded by light”

Lucenia is a variant of Lucerne. One Latin interpretation is “one who is surrounded by light.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lucenia is a variant of Lucerne. One Latin interpretation is “one who is surrounded by light.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lucenia 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 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lucenia through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1919
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Lucenia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1919–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1919. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Lucenia’s family of names

Lucenia has a related form in Lucerne.

Walk Lucenia’s family in the name graph

LuceniaLucerne

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lucenia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old-fashioned

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“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”

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>99% girls

Latin · Vintage revival

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Lorenza

Lorenza is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish and Italian.

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Greek · Old-fashioned

Eugenia

“a wellborn woman” · “a wellborn man”

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Old-fashioned

Leola

“one who is faithful; loyal” · “having the strength of a lion”

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>99% girls

Latin · Old-fashioned

Lucile

“one who is illuminated”

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>99% girls

Greek

Euphemia

“one who speaks well”

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>99% girls

Native American

Lovella

“having a soft spirit”

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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