Girls' name · since 1880
Lucinda
38,401 babies named Lucinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,747 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,401
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lucinda currently ranks #1747 among girls' names in America, with 38,401 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lucinda recorded 38,401 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1747 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,747 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,401 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucinda ranks #707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,747 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,401 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,747 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,401
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lucinda's 38,401 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lucinda compares
38,401 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Lucinda's all-time total is 102x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,401 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,025 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lucinda's full recorded timeline at 1953, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 63 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 1,025 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lucinda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 1,025
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lucinda popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1957 (Lucinda as boys' name)
Lucinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (8,988 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Lucinda's strongest decade.
8,988 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lucinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 869
1880s
869 births
- 1890s 1,042
1890s
1,042 births
- 1900s 1,035
1900s
1,035 births
- 1910s 1,642
1910s
1,642 births
- 1920s 1,715
1920s
1,715 births
- 1930s 1,383
1930s
1,383 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,367 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,988 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,697 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,644 births
- 1980s 2,203
1980s
2,203 births
- 1990s 1,111
1990s
1,111 births
- 2000s 1,392
2000s
1,392 births
- 2010s 1,603
2010s
1,603 births
- 2020s 710
2020s
710 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 8,988 births (23% of all-time use).
How Lucinda 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 Lucinda's total volume
Lucinda by state
Where Lucinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,755 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,534 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 2,219 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,161 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,111 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,376 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 1,361 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,229 | 3.2% |
2,755 of 38,401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Lucinda appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lucinda's data
- Lucinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (8,988 total births); usage has since declined to 710 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lucindas (2,755 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 Lucinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
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 Lucinda 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.