Lucia
Lucia is a female given name: 99% of people named Lucia are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Lucia · Lúcia · Lucía
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Moldova
- Also spelled
- Lúcia, Lucía
- US births since 1880
- 91 male / 41,721 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lucia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lucia," in English, "Guten Tag Lucia," in German. Lucia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Lucia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lucia,
German
Guten Tag Lucia,
French
Bonjour Lucia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lucia:
Chinese
Lucia您好：
Japanese
Lucia様
English
Hi Lucia,
German
Hi Lucia,
French
Salut Lucia,
Spanish
Hola Lucia,
Chinese
Lucia你好：
Japanese
Luciaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Italy | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
91 male · 41,721 female · 41,812 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lucia a male or female name?
Lucia is a female given name: 99% of people named Lucia are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Lucia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lucia," in English, "Guten Tag Lucia," in German. Lucia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Lucia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lucia a unisex name?
Lucia is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Lucia are men. Lucia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lucia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lucia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lucia,
title = {Is Lucia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lucia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}