Meaning of the nameLucy
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-cy
Lucy is a spelling of the name Luci, which means “form of Lúcia, feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'”.
Meaning
“form of Lúcia, feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'”
Meaning of the name Luci, of which Lucy is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Lucius · Wiktionary: Lucy
- People (2022)
- 9,565
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,778
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,153
- people
Lucy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucy, 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 (2,015 people).
9,497 women 68 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 Lucy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.011%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.006%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- São Paulo 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,458 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,701 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,228 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 505 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 427 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 400 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 340 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 333 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 284 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 236 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 203 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 196 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 177 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 147 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 134 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 134 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 82 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Lucy
It uses the final Y of the English form Lucy, which Behind the Name describes as the English form of Lucia, in use since the Middle Ages.
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.
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 Lucy
What does the name Lucy mean?
Lucy means “form of Lúcia, feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Luci, of which Lucy is a spelling.
How many people are named Lucy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,565 people with the first name Lucy, which ranks it number 1,778 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lucy a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucy is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,497 women and 68 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lucy?
Lucy is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lucy most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.011% of the state's population is named Lucy (1,701 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lucy?
Luci. 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
- Clara♀Clear, bright, illustrious126,362 people
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