The first name Luci
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “light”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Luci means “light” in Latin.
A modern nonstandard spelling of Lucy, from Lucia, from the Latin feminine form of the Latin praenomen Lucius, from lux "light".
More names that mean light.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Luci last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 30 births (#855).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Luci with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Luci at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 59 girls born in the United States were named Luci, the 2,877th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 95 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Luci
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Luci Baines JohnsonAmerican businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1947)
- Luci ChristianAmerican voice actress and ADR script writer, born 1973
- Luci van OrgGerman musician and writer, born 1971
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Questions
- What does the name Luci mean?
- Luci means “light” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Luci?
- A modern nonstandard spelling of Lucy, from Lucia, from the Latin feminine form of the Latin praenomen Lucius, from lux "light".
- How popular is the name Luci?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Luci, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2003, with 30 births.
- Is Luci a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,865 US babies named Luci since 1880 were girls.
- When was Luci most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 95 babies were named Luci, its highest rank at 2,084th.