Given name & surname
Lucero
“surrounded by light”·“one who is surrounded by light”
Lucero is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain. Lucero is a variant of Lucerne. One Latin interpretation is “one who is surrounded by light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucero is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain. Lucero is a variant of Lucerne. One Latin interpretation is “one who is surrounded by light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lucero is a variant of Lucian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain. Lucero 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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucero through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,947
- 218 boys · 7,729 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 350 babies
- 2025
- 147
- #1,515 for girls · #11,475 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 141 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,515 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 334 in 1994. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (32). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,788 as a first name in 2020; 38,613 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.
Lucero’s family of names
Lucero has a related form in Lucian. Lucero has a related form in Lucerne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lucero
- LuceroMexican singer and actressborn 1969
- Lucero SuárezMexican telenovela producerborn 1963
- Lucero ÁlvarezUruguayan footballerborn 1985
- Lucero CuevasMexican association football playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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