Girls' name · since 1968
Lucynda
66 babies named Lucynda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lucynda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Lucynda recorded 66 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1968 to 2020.
- #31,801 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucynda ranks #31,801 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lucynda's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lucynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lucynda splits its recorded history at 1982: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lucynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2020
- Peak year (1971)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Lucynda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Lucynda's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lucynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Lucynda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucynda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1968–2020 (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 Lucynda 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.