Recorded 1894–1954 Girls' name Peak 1918 226 births

Luceal — girls' name

226 babies named Luceal in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s111910s1081920s851930s121950s5
1910s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Luceal was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

21 babies were named Luceal in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luceal

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Luceal between 1894 and 1954, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luceal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luceal performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Luceal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Luceal in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luceal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 226 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Luceal at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

226

Since 1894

61 years of records

Peak year

1918

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1894

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1954

Luceal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1894

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1918)
21
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Luceal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
108 births that decade — 48% of Luceal's all-time total
1890s51900s111910s1081920s851930s121950s5

Luceal by state

Where Luceal concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Luceal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
21 9.3%
#2 Arkansas
6 2.7%
Mississippi share of Luceal's total US births 9.3%
Even split

21 of 226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luceal?
226 babies have been named Luceal since 1894. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1918 with 21 births.
When was Luceal most popular?
Luceal was most popular in the 1910s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Luceal most popular?
The top states for the name Luceal are Mississippi (21 births), Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Luceal been used?
Luceal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 61 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Luceal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucia, Lucinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.