Lucio

Meaning: Light; possibly king
Origin: Variant of Lucius · via a proposed Etruscan origin (from Latin, possibly Etruscan)

Boy's name · #1326 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Lucio is climbing: on the charts since 1907, it is ranked #1326 in 2025, with about 150 boys given the name last year. Roughly 6,300 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#316 in Switzerland (2025) · #429 in Mexico (2024) · #740 in France (2025) · #1,139 in Belgium (2025) · #1,209 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,359 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,774 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lucios

Lúcio — Brazilian footballer (born 1978)
Lucio Dalla — Italian singer-songwriter (1943–2012)
Lucio Costa — Brazilian architect (1902–1998)
Lucio Fulci — Italian filmmaker (1927–1996)
Lucio Fontana — Italian-Argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, Manifiesto blanco, Spatialism (1899–1968)

In stories & tradition

Lúcio — Heroes of the Storm (video game)
Lucio Cornelio Macrone^it — Eagles of the Empire (novel series)
Lucio — Otello (musical stage work)

What Lucios become

Among 526 notable people named Lucio:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucio Colletti, Italian philosopher and politician (1924–2001).

Similar names: Lucien · Mariano · Lux · Ezio · Benedict · Carlo

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