Meaning of the nameLuciana
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-a-na
Luciana is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Luciano, which goes back to Lucius and the Latin word for 'light'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Luciano, from Lucius, linked to 'light'”
Source: Behind the Name: Luciana · Behind the Name: Lucius · Behind the Name: Lucianus
- People (2022)
- 407,163
- Rank in Brazil
- #66
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 431,401
- people
Luciana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (162,547 people).
405,212 women 1,951 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 Luciana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.292%
- Distrito Federal 0.239%
- São Paulo 0.238%
- Minas Gerais 0.238%
- Espírito Santo 0.230%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 105,777 | 0.238% |
| Minas Gerais | 48,793 | 0.238% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46,838 | 0.292% |
| Bahia | 25,551 | 0.181% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19,747 | 0.181% |
| Paraná | 19,199 | 0.168% |
| Pernambuco | 17,738 | 0.196% |
| Goiás | 13,818 | 0.196% |
| Santa Catarina | 13,149 | 0.173% |
| Pará | 10,785 | 0.133% |
| Ceará | 10,250 | 0.117% |
| Espírito Santo | 8,830 | 0.230% |
| Maranhão | 8,763 | 0.129% |
| Paraíba | 7,742 | 0.195% |
| Mato Grosso | 6,770 | 0.185% |
| Distrito Federal | 6,739 | 0.239% |
| Alagoas | 5,790 | 0.185% |
| Amazonas | 5,303 | 0.135% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 5,132 | 0.186% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 4,687 | 0.142% |
| Piauí | 4,357 | 0.133% |
| Sergipe | 3,852 | 0.174% |
| Rondônia | 2,614 | 0.165% |
| Tocantins | 2,472 | 0.164% |
| Acre | 1,050 | 0.127% |
| Roraima | 710 | 0.112% |
| Amapá | 707 | 0.096% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciana
Behind the Name presents Luciana as the feminine of the Roman name Lucianus, derived from the given name Lucius, which comes from Latin lux, 'light'. Wiktionary, in a surface analysis, sees it as Lucia (or Lucy) plus the suffix -ana, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation Luci- + -ana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 407,163 people named Luciana, most of them born in the 1970s and 1980s. Lucyana and Lucianna are among the spelling variants listed by the dictionary.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Luciana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Luciana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Lucianus · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Luciana
What does the name Luciana mean?
Luciana means “feminine form of Luciano, from Lucius, linked to 'light'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luciana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 407,163 people with the first name Luciana, which ranks it number 66 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luciana a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 405,212 women and 1,951 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luciana?
Luciana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luciana most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.292% of the state's population is named Luciana (46,838 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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