Girls' name · since 1880
Lucina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,619 babies named Lucina, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,170 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,619
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lucina is the #3170 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,619 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucina has been recorded 1,619 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #3170 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,170 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,619 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucina ranks #5,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,170 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,619 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,170 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,619
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucina's 1,619 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lucina compares
1,619 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Lucina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,619 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lucina splits its recorded history at 1967: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lucina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lucina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 16% of the file).
2010s was Lucina's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Lucina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s 73
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s 70
1930s
70 births
- 1940s 64
1940s
64 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
246 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (16% of all-time use).
How Lucina 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 Lucina's total volume
Lucina by state
Where Lucina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 246 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
246 of 1,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lucina's data
- Lucina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 2020s (246) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lucinas (246 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 Lucina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lucina 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.