Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Luci is a feminine form of Lucius. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Luci is a feminine form of Lucius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luci through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,865
- 0 boys · 2,865 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,877 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,877 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 95 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,267 as a first name in 2020; 240 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.
Luci’s family of names
In English usage, Luci is a feminine form of Lucius. Luci has a related form in Lucy. In Catalan usage, Luci has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Lucio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Luci has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Luci
- Luci Baines JohnsonAmerican businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1947)
- Luci van OrgGerman musician and writerborn 1971
- Luci ChristianAmerican voice actress and ADR script writerborn 1973
- Luci TapahonsoNavaho poet laureateborn 1953
- Lucinda AndersonAmerican biathleteborn 2000
- Luciassociation football playerborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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