Meaning of the nameLuci
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci
Luci is a feminine name of Latin origin, a Portuguese form of Lúcia, the feminine of the Roman name Lucius, which comes from lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“form of Lúcia, feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'”
Source: Behind the Name: Lucius · Wiktionary: Lucy
- People (2022)
- 27,935
- Rank in Brazil
- #862
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 33,447
- people
Luci in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luci, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (8,451 people).
27,565 women 370 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Luci is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luci in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.031%
- Paraná 0.025%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.022%
- Santa Catarina 0.022%
- Minas Gerais 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,814 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,508 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,319 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,312 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 2,880 | 0.025% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,642 | 0.022% |
| Bahia | 1,167 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 744 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 742 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 536 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso | 413 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 393 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 382 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 351 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 232 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 231 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 188 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 186 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 177 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 161 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 158 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luci
Behind the Name lists Luci among the Portuguese and Spanish forms of Lucia, the feminine of Lucius, a Roman given name derived from Latin lux, 'light'. Wiktionary gives Lúcia an origin in Lúcio, from Latin Lūcius, and traces English Lucy from Middle English Lucy and Old French Lucie back to Latin Lucia. According to Behind the Name, devotion to Saint Lucy of Syracuse (Santa Luzia), venerated in the Middle Ages, spread the name across Christian Europe in various spellings. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,935 people named Luci, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It ends in I and is the most recorded spelling in the group; Behind the Name gives it as a Portuguese form of Lucia.
Other spellings of Luci
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Luci | 27,935 |
| Lucy | 9,565 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Lucia · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Lucius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lucy · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lúcia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Lucy · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Luci
What does the name Luci mean?
Luci means “form of Lúcia, feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Luci in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,935 people with the first name Luci, which ranks it number 862 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Luci a boy's or a girl's name?
Luci is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 27,565 women and 370 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luci?
Luci is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luci most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.031% of the state's population is named Luci (3,319 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Luci?
Lucy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Names that also mean light
See all- Luciana♀Feminine form of Luciano, from Lucius, linked to 'light'407,163 people
- Helena♀Probably from Greek helene, 'torch'366,186 people
- Lúcia♀Feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'248,576 people
- Elaine♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'241,786 people
- Luzia♀From Latin Lūcia, feminine of Lucius, derived from lux, 'light'212,889 people
- Rosana♀Form of Roxana, from Old Iranian rauxšnā, 'bright'176,603 people
- Luciene♀Variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'136,080 people
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