Girls' name · since 1921
Lucita
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Lucita, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lucita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 188 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Lucita recorded 188 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2012.
- #20,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucita ranks #20,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lucita's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lucita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lucita's full recorded timeline at 1961, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lucita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2012
- Peak year (1962)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Lucita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (45 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Lucita's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Lucita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 45 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lucita's data
- Lucita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lucita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1921–2012 (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 Lucita 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.