US rank #15278 Girls' name Peak 1916 558 births

Lucetta — #15278 US girls' name

558 babies named Lucetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15278
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Lucetta was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

22 babies were named Lucetta in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 558 babies named Lucetta between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucetta currently holds the #15278 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lucetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lucetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucetta 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 558 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.

Lucetta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

558

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1916

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#15,278

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
22
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Lucetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
130 births that decade — 23% of Lucetta's all-time total
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Lucetta by state

Where Lucetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lucetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
57 10.2%
Pennsylvania share of Lucetta's total US births 10.2%

57 of 558 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucetta?
558 babies have been named Lucetta since 1882. It currently ranks #15278 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 22 births.
When was Lucetta most popular?
Lucetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Lucetta most popular?
The top states for the name Lucetta are Pennsylvania (57 births).
How long has the name Lucetta been used?
Lucetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucetta?
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.

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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, 1882–2024 (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.