Girls' name · since 1937
Luci
Luci has 2,865 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,866 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,865
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Luci is the #2866 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,865 recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Luci recorded 2,865 times among girls since 1937, holding rank #2866 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #3,704 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,866 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,865 born since 1937
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luci ranks #3,704 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,866 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,865 born since 1937, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,866 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,865
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Luci's 2,865 recorded births place it above 94.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Luci compares
2,865 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Luci's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,865 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Luci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luci's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Luci by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (695 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Luci's strongest decade.
695 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Luci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 208
1950s
208 births
- 1960s
1960s
418 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s 165
1980s
165 births
- 1990s 187
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
516 births
- 2010s
2010s
695 births
- 2020s
2020s
411 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 695 births (24% of all-time use).
How Luci 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 Luci's total volume
Luci by state
Where Luci concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 127 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 52 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 18 | 0.6% |
151 of 2,865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Luci appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Luci's data
- Luci's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (695 total births) through the 2020s (411) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lucis (151 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Luci 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.