Recorded 1969–1978 Girls' name Peak 1969 19 births

Lucecita — girls' name

19 babies named Lucecita in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s11
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Lucecita was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lucecita in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucecita

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Lucecita between 1969 and 1978, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucecita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucecita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lucecita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lucecita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucecita 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 19 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.

Lucecita at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

19

Since 1969

10 years of records

Peak year

1969

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1969

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1978

Lucecita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1969

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1969)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 197819711969 8

Lucecita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 58% of Lucecita's all-time total
1960s81970s11

Lucecita by state

Where Lucecita concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lucecita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 42.1%
New York share of Lucecita's total US births 42.1%

8 of 19 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucecita?
19 babies have been named Lucecita since 1969. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1969 with 8 births.
When was Lucecita most popular?
Lucecita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Lucecita most popular?
The top states for the name Lucecita are New York (8 births).
How long has the name Lucecita been used?
Lucecita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 10 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Lucecita?
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, 1969–1978 (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.