babyNamedLuce
“light”
Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 406th
- births in 2023–2025
- 420
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,367
- +0.8% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1928
Meaning and origin of Luce
Luce means “light” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Luce in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1928.
- Over recent years, Luce has been stable (+0.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Luce every 21 schools, all spellings combined.
Luce in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 241,602
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Luce and Lucé are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Lucé5
- Lusabroad
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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