Names / Girl names
Luce
Current rank
#14,233
holding steady
All-time peak
#4,779
in 1922
First recorded
1922
in U.S. data
Children named
38
since 1922
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,779 in 1922 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Luce was first recorded in American naming records in 1922, where it reads as a girls' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 38 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.