Girls' name · since 1882
Lucetta
563 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.
- #11,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lucetta currently ranks #14975 among girls' names in America, with 563 babies recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucetta has been recorded 563 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #14975 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #11,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,975 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 563 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucetta ranks #11,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 563 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lucetta's 563 recorded births place it above 84.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Lucetta compares
563 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Lucetta's all-time total is 50% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lucetta's full recorded timeline at 1928, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lucetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Lucetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (130 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Lucetta's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lucetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s
1900s
59 births
- 1910s
1910s
112 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 130 births (23% of all-time use).
How Lucetta 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 Lucetta's total volume
Lucetta by state
Where Lucetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 10.1% |
57 of 563 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lucetta's data
- Lucetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Lucettas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Lucetta 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.