Cuca

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How to Pronounce Cuca

Pronounced KOO-kah /ˈku.ka/Medium

Meaning: Cuca is a Spanish affectionate pet name rather than a formal given name. It is most often a nickname for Refugio ('refuge'), and more broadly a warm term of endearment. Recorded as a first name, it carries that fond, familiar tone.Low

In 30 seconds: Cuca is a Spanish pet name, often a fond nickname for Refugio. Carried by Spanish-speaking families, it stayed very rare in the United States (said KOO-kah).

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MeaningCuca is a Spanish affectionate pet name rather than a formal given name. It is most often a nickname for Refugio ('refuge'), and more broadly a warm term of endearment. Recorded as a first name, it carries that fond, familiar tone.

U.S. rank (1948)#3945 ↗ Rising

1948 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1925

Total births (all-time)≈ 234

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cuca is a Spanish affectionate pet name, most often used for Refugio, meaning 'refuge', and more broadly as a term of endearment. Recorded as a first name in United States birth records in the early twentieth century among Spanish-speaking families, it reached its modest high around 1925. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.

A girl formally named Cuca then would be a great-grandmother now. The name reads as a warm, informal heritage nickname put on the birth record itself. It has not entered wider use and remains an intimate, culturally specific choice.

Did you know? Cuca is chiefly an affectionate Spanish nickname - much like calling a Refugio 'Cuca' the way English speakers might use a homey pet name.

Overall data confidence 42%

References - Cuca — Spanish affectionate pet name; often for Refugio

Variations

RefugioCuquita

Nicknames

CucaCuqui

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cuca mean?

It is a Spanish affectionate pet name, most often a fond nickname for Refugio ('refuge').

How do you pronounce Cuca?

It's said KOO-kah /ˈku.ka/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Cuca a boy or girl name?

Cuca is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cuca?

It has always been very rare in the United States, a Spanish pet name given to only a couple dozen girls a year around the nineteen-twenties.