Lucija
Female#25 most common in Croatia19,420 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Light
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Lucija
From Latin 'lux' ('light'). Popularized by St. Lucy of Syracuse, whose feast on 13 December is widely marked in Croatia.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- December 13 (sv. Lucija)
- Nicknames:
- Luce, Lucica
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 324 births · #4 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
19,420 people in Croatia are called Lucija, according to the 2021 census. That is #25 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Lucija is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Lucija
- Saint Lucy of Syracuse — Early Christian martyr
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.