Given name & surname
Lucio
“surrounded by light”
Lucio is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucio is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lucio is a form of Lucius. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,286
- 6,286 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 146 babies
- 2025
- 146
- #1,326 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 146 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,326 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (35). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,616 as a first name in 2020; 9,155 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.
Lucio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Lucio has a feminine form in Lucia. Lucio has a related form in Lucian. Lucio is a form of Lucius.
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Around the world
Lucio has relatives in 16 languages.
12 related names in 16 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 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Luciafeminine form · Italian
- Luciussee also · English, Swedish
- LuciCatalan
- LúcioPortuguese
- LucjuszPolish
- Lucinioequivalent
- LucijSlovene, Croatian
- ЛуцийRussian
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People named Lucio
- Lucio DallaItalian singer-songwriter (1943-2012)
- Lúcio CostaBrazilian architect (1902–1998)
- Lucio FulciItalian filmmaker (1927–1996)
- Lucio FontanaItalian-Argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, Manifiesto blanco, Spatialism (1899-1968)
- Lucio GutiérrezPresident of Ecuador (2003 - 2005)born 1957
- Lucio CorsiItalian singer-songwriter (1993-)
- Lucio BattistiItalian singer-songwriter (1943-1998)
- Lucio NicolettoItalian Catholic bishopborn 1972
- Lucius of CyreneAncient Roman saint
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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>99% boys