Lucio

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

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,300 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 6,300 boys in Belgium (2025).

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

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
Lucio Cornelio Macrone — literary character
Lucio — Otello

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 · Aurelio · Amado

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