Name profile

Lucina

A name meaning "grove; light".

PronunciationLatin /luː.ˈkiː.na/; English /lu.ˈsaɪ.nə/; English /lu.ˈsi.nə/
Usage languagesItalian, Roman Mythology, Spanish
US rank (2025)#3,167

Meaning and history

Lucina is a name derived from the Latin lucus, meaning “grove,” though it was later associated with lux, meaning “light”; it was also the name of a Roman goddess of childbirth.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 15 births, rank #7,868
2007: 12 births, rank #9,539
2008: 17 births, rank #7,408
2009: 19 births, rank #6,811
2010: 17 births, rank #7,217
20112011: 18 births, rank #6,855
2012: 13 births, rank #8,632
2013: 14 births, rank #8,135
2014: 20 births, rank #6,207
2015: 29 births, rank #4,725
20162016: 39 births, rank #3,849
2017: 29 births, rank #4,695
2018: 29 births, rank #4,662
2019: 43 births, rank #3,552
2020: 30 births, rank #4,453
20212021: 33 births, rank #4,245
2022: 32 births, rank #4,378
2023: 49 births, rank #3,274
2024: 52 births, rank #3,081
20252025: 50 births, rank #3,167

In 2025, 50 babies were recorded with the name Lucina, ranking #3,167 among girls.