Total births
202
Girls' name · since 1909
Lucelia
202 babies named Lucelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8990
- among girls today
- 202
- born since 1909
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 49%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Lucelia is the #8990 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 202 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Lucelia recorded 202 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #8990 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #8990 among girls today
- 202 born since 1909
- 2020s peak decade
- 49% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Lucelia is currently the #8990 girls' name in America, more common than 49% of girls - 202 born since 1909, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8990
- among girls today
- 202
- born since 1909
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 49%
- more common than other girls
Lucelia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8990
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 49% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Lucelia was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
17 babies were named Lucelia in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Lucelia compares
202 37th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lucelia's all-time total is 47% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucelia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 202 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Lucelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lucelia's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lucelia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,990
Active since
1909
Lucelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Lucelia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Lucelia's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lucelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lucelia? ▼
Lucelia has been given to 202 babies in the U.S. since 1909, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8990 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Lucelia most popular? ▼
Lucelia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Lucelia been used? ▼
Records for Lucelia go back to 1909, giving 117 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lucelia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucy, Lucille, Lucia, Lucinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lucelia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lucelia: #8990 Girls' Name - 202 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lucelia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lucelia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.