Girls' name · since 1916
Lucrecia
Lucrecia has 1,074 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,318 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,074
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lucrecia is the #13318 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,074 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Lucrecia recorded 1,074 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #13318 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,318 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,074 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucrecia ranks #7,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,318 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,074 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,318 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,074
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lucrecia's 1,074 recorded births place it above 90.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lucrecia compares
1,074 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Lucrecia's all-time total is 186% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucrecia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,074 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucrecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lucrecia splits its recorded history at 1975: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lucrecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Lucrecia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (239 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Lucrecia's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lucrecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 85
1940s
85 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
148 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
155 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 239 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lucrecia 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 Lucrecia's total volume
Lucrecia by state
Where Lucrecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 3.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.9% |
94 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lucrecia's data
- Lucrecia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lucrecias (94 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lucrecia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucrecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Lucrecia 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.