Luciana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Luciana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1603
US Rank #291
About the Name Luciana
Luciana has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 206 places in five years. It was most popular in 2014 at #963 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Luciana is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #291, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Luciana
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Luciana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luciana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luciana has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 206 places in the last five years. Its peak was #963 in 2014. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Luciana is more popular in the US (#291) than in the UK (#1603). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Luciana include: Luciana Mendes — Luciana de Paula Mendes is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres.; Luciana Berger — Luciana Clare Berger, Baroness Berger, is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree from 2010 to 2019, and a Member of...; Luciana Santos (politician) — Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos is a Brazilian engineer and politician..
Luciana appears in the US top 500 at #291 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
19
UK babies named Luciana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 206 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Luciana
Likely around 1 other Luciana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Luciana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Luciana de Paula Mendes is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals on the second occasion.
Luciana Clare Berger, Baroness Berger, is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree from 2010 to 2019, and a Member of the House of Lords since 2025. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she was a founding member of The Independent Group, later Change UK, before joining the Liberal Democrats; Berger rejoined Labour in 2023.
Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos is a Brazilian engineer and politician. Santos has served as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2023.
Luciana Sbarbati is an Italian politician. She is a substitute for the Committee on Budgets and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Luciana Souza is a Brazilian jazz singer and composer who also works in bossa nova, pop, classical and chamber music. She won a Grammy Award in 2007, and has been nominated for seven others, most recently in 2024.