Recorded 1919–1979 Girls' name Peak 1919 41 births

Lucenda — girls' name

41 babies named Lucenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s191970s11
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lucenda was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lucenda in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Lucenda between 1919 and 1979, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucenda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lucenda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucenda 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 41 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.

Lucenda at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

41

Since 1919

61 years of records

Peak year

1919

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1919

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lucenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1919

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1919)
11
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 197919701923192219211919 11

Lucenda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 46% of Lucenda's all-time total
1910s111920s191970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucenda?
41 babies have been named Lucenda since 1919. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1919 with 11 births.
When was Lucenda most popular?
Lucenda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Lucenda been used?
Lucenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 61 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lucenda?
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, 1919–1979 (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.