Girls' name · since 1961
Lucero
7,729 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.
- #1,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,515 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,729
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
7,729 babies have been named Lucero since 1961, making it today's #1515 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lucero recorded 7,729 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #1515 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #1,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,515 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,729 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucero ranks #1,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,515 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,729 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,515 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,729
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lucero's 7,729 recorded births place it above 97.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lucero compares
7,729 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 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
Lucero's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucero | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,729 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 334 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lucero's full recorded timeline at 1997, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 334 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lucero popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 334
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Lucero popularity over time - boys
218 total births recorded since 1985 (Lucero as boys' name)
Lucero by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,635 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Lucero's strongest decade.
2,635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lucero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 389
1980s
389 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,635 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,255 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,515 births
- 2020s 812
2020s
812 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,635 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lucero compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lucero's total volume
Lucero by state
Where Lucero concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,448 | 31.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,800 | 23.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 317 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 287 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 273 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 172 | 2.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 163 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 133 | 1.7% |
2,448 of 7,729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Lucero appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lucero's data
- Lucero's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,635 total births); usage has since declined to 812 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Luceros (2,448 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lucero 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 August 2026.