Recorded 1915–1939 Girls' name Peak 1915 13 births

Lucene — girls' name

13 babies named Lucene in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81930s5
1910s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Lucene was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lucene in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucene

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Lucene between 1915 and 1939, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucene performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lucene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucene 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 13 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.

Lucene at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

13

Since 1915

25 years of records

Peak year

1915

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1915

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1939

Lucene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1915

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 19391915 8

Lucene by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
8 births that decade — 62% of Lucene's all-time total
1910s81930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucene?
13 babies have been named Lucene since 1915. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1915 with 8 births.
When was Lucene most popular?
Lucene was most popular in the 1910s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Lucene been used?
Lucene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 25 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Lucene?
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, 1915–1939 (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.