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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
Position on the annual list
Lucija — Position on the annual list#2#3#4#5#620152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

Characteristics

ClassicSaint's nameReligiousInternationalPopular

Notable people called Lucija

  • Saint Lucy of SyracuseEarly 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.