Luciano

“Variant of Lucius — Light; possibly king, via a proposed Etruscan origin” — Latin, possibly Etruscan origin

Boy's name · #305 in the US (2025) · Trending

Luciano is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1892, it stood at #305 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 18,000 boys have been named Luciano along the way.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,500 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,200 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lucianos

Luciano Pavarotti — Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)
Luciano Spalletti — Italian association football player and manager
Luciano Berio — Italian composer (1925–2003)
Luciano Floridi — Italian philosopher
Luciano Vietto — Argentine association football player

In stories & tradition

Luciano Calboni — Fantozzi fictional universe
Luciano Leo — Captain Tsubasa
Luciano di Chablis — Sì

What Lucianos become

Among 1,486 notable people named Luciano:

Sports figures appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luciano Spalletti, Italian association football player and manager.

Similar names: Lucian · Valentino · Lucca · Santino · Alessandro · Vincenzo

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