boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Luciano

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #305 Trend ↑ Rising 58%
Rank 2025
#305
among boys · ↑43 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,118
named Luciano · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,528
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,118 babies
All-time total
17,631
#888 all-time among boys
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Luciano popularity over time

17,631 babies have been named Luciano since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 16 2 – #1,077
1900s 34 3 +112% #973
1910s 235 24 +591% #983
1920s 392 39 +67% #1,051
1930s 344 34 -12% #953
1940s 312 31 -9% #1,122
1950s 403 40 +29% #1,116
1960s 503 50 +25% #937
1970s 588 59 +17% #994
1980s 778 78 +32% #975
1990s 1,190 119 +53% #811
2000s 2,605 261 +119% #655
2010s 4,957 496 +90% #467
2020s (to 2025) 5,274 879 +77% #305

Where Luciano is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,214 0.71 #279
2027 1,302 0.76 #265
2028 1,382 0.81 #251
2029 1,453 0.85 #242
2030 1,517 0.89 #232

Where Luciano is most popular

Boys named Luciano per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.527 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Luciano born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 87 2.64 +401%
Arizona 184 1.12 +113%
Florida 525 1.11 +110%
New Jersey 218 1.08 +105%
Colorado 137 1.06 +101%
Connecticut 69 1.02 +93%
New York 380 0.878 +66%
California 776 0.849 +61%
Nevada 48 0.842 +60%
Utah 75 0.786 +49%
Texas 687 0.780 +48%
Illinois 189 0.740 +40%
Kansas 47 0.685 +30%
Massachusetts 73 0.531 ≈ national
Indiana 71 0.443 -16%
Oregon 33 0.435 -18%
Pennsylvania 110 0.414 -21%
Wisconsin 48 0.405 -23%
Nebraska 17 0.391 -26%
Oklahoma 34 0.384 -27%
Michigan 77 0.376 -29%
Georgia 92 0.363 -31%
Maryland 41 0.344 -35%
Virginia 62 0.327 -38%
Washington 52 0.318 -40%
Ohio 75 0.283 -46%
Idaho 11 0.269 -49%
North Carolina 65 0.255 -52%
Minnesota 28 0.228 -57%
Tennessee 41 0.227 -57%
Missouri 22 0.159 -70%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -76%
Iowa 6 0.087 -83%
Alabama 7 0.064 -88%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Luciano

Luciano is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #305 in 2025 with 1,118 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 17,631 American babies have been named Luciano. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,118 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Luciano stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Luciano?

The median living Luciano is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 22. An estimated 16 thousand people named Luciano are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Luciano year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 1,118 #305
2024 976 #348
2023 861 #375
2022 879 #370
2021 721 #432
2020 719 #413
2019 636 #467
2018 580 #496
2017 568 #511
2016 583 #514
2015 530 #540
2014 492 #564
2013 426 #596
2012 415 #607
2011 364 #644
2010 363 #663
2009 379 #655
2008 359 #675
2007 308 #737
2006 316 #700
2005 250 #782
2004 243 #756
2003 193 #882
2002 173 #926
2001 205 #815
2000 179 #881
1995 117 #1,030
1990 90 #1,141
1985 75 #1,073
1980 75 #1,044
1975 62 #1,062
1970 47 #1,214
1965 55 #999
1960 47 #1,147
1955 44 #1,129
1950 41 #1,116
1945 30 #1,218
1940 29 #1,270
1935 40 #1,014
1930 40 #1,104
1925 39 #1,136
1920 42 #1,101
1915 30 #1,202
1910 8 #1,271
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,128
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Luciano

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007) Contemporary
  2. 2 Luciano Spalletti Luciano Spalletti Italian football manager (born 1959) Contemporary
  3. 3 Luciano Leggio Luciano Leggio Italian criminal with murder conviction 1925–1993 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Luciano Berio Luciano Berio Italian composer (1925–2003) Contemporary
  5. 5 Luciano Narsingh Luciano Narsingh Dutch footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  6. 6 Luciano Vietto Luciano Vietto Argentine footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  7. 7 Luciano Becchio Luciano Becchio Argentine footballer (born 1983) Contemporary
  8. 8 Luciano Floridi Luciano Floridi Italian philosopher (born 1964) Contemporary
  9. 9 Luciano Re Cecconi Luciano Re Cecconi Italian footballer (1948–1977) Contemporary
  10. 10 Luciano Figueroa Argentine former professional footballer b. 1981 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Luciano Ligabue Luciano Ligabue Italian singer-songwriter (born 1960) Contemporary
  12. 12 Luciano Burti Luciano Burti Brazilian racing driver (born 1975) Contemporary
  13. 13 Luciano Galletti Luciano Galletti Argentine footballer b. 1980 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Luciano De Crescenzo Luciano De Crescenzo Italian writer (1928–2019) Contemporary
  15. 15 Luciano Zauri Luciano Zauri Italian footballer (born 1978) Contemporary
  16. 16 Luciano Castellini Luciano Castellini Italian footballer (born 1945) Contemporary
  17. 17 Luciano Laurana Luciano Laurana Dalmatian architect and engineer (c. 1420–1479) Medieval
  18. 18 Luciano Spinosi Luciano Spinosi Italian footballer (born 1950) Contemporary
  19. 19 Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira Brazilian footballer b. 1975 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Luciano Sušanj Croatian politician and Olympic runner athlete (1948–2024) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Luciano, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Luciano?

The median living Luciano is about 10 years old. Half of all living Lucianos are between 4 and 22 years old.

How many people named Luciano are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Luciano are alive in the United States, based on 17,631 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Luciano in 2025?

Luciano ranked #305 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,118 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Luciano?

17,631 babies have been named Luciano in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Luciano most popular?

Luciano peaked in 2025, when 1,118 newborns received the name.

Is Luciano a boy or girl name?

Luciano is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Luciano rising or falling?

Luciano is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Luciano become more popular?

Luciano is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,517 boys named Luciano in 2030, which would rank around #232. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Luciano?

Well-known people named Luciano include Luciano Pavarotti (singer), Luciano Spalletti (coach), Luciano Leggio (extremist).

Names like Luciano

Names that sound and feel close to Luciano: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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