Lucero — #1663 US girls' name
7,587 babies named Lucero in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to girls today.
35% of everyone ever named Lucero was born in this single decade.
334 babies were named Lucero in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lucero
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,587 babies named Lucero between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucero currently holds the #1663 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 334 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucero performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,635 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lucero shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,421 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucero in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lucero 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 7,587 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.
Lucero at a glance
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Current rank
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Lucero popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961
- Peak year (1994)
- 334
- Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
Currently ranks #1663 among girls.
7,587 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 334 births in a single year.
Lucero popularity over time — boys
212 total births recorded since 1985 (Lucero as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lucero accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lucero by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 2,635 births that decade — 35% of Lucero's all-time total
Lucero decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,635 births
- Runner-up 2,255 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Lucero's strongest decade
2,635 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
Lucero by state
Where Lucero concentrates geographically — total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,421 | 31.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,768 | 23.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 317 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 277 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 267 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 166 | 2.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 163 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 133 | 1.8% |
2,421 of 7,587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 31.9% of nationwide
- Texas 23.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.2% of nationwide
- Florida 3.7% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 24 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 31.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Lucero appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1961–2024 (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.