Top 100 US name Girls' name Peak 2024 56,309 births

Lucia — #98 US girls' name

56,309 babies named Lucia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s2401890s3471900s4641910s12601920s17601930s16431940s18701950s25011960s25471970s24731980s33411990s39682000s80952010s147012020s11099
#98
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lucia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,658 babies were named Lucia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucia

The Social Security Administration has registered 56,309 babies named Lucia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucia currently holds the #98 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,658 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14,701 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lucia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10,635 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucia in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucia 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 56,309 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.

Lucia at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

56,309

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,658 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#98

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
2,658
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 15

Lucia popularity over time — boys

91 total births recorded since 1926 (Lucia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 91 births
4681012 20041995198919851983197819621926 5

Lucia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14,701 births that decade — 26% of Lucia's all-time total
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Lucia by state

Where Lucia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lucia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10,635 18.9%
#2 Texas
8,016 14.2%
#3 New York
4,658 8.3%
#4 Florida
2,923 5.2%
#5 Illinois
2,592 4.6%
#6 New Jersey
1,825 3.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
1,782 3.2%
#8 Massachusetts
1,630 2.9%
California share of Lucia's total US births 18.9%
Even split

10,635 of 56,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Lucia appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucia?
56,309 babies have been named Lucia since 1880. It currently ranks #98 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 2,658 births.
When was Lucia most popular?
Lucia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14,701 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lucia most popular?
The top states for the name Lucia are California (10,635 births), Texas (8,016 births), New York (4,658 births).
How long has the name Lucia been used?
Lucia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucinda, Lucile, 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, 1880–2024 (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.