Recorded 1968–2020 Girls' name Peak 1971 66 births

Lucynda — girls' name

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.

1960s81970s221980s112000s102010s102020s5
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lucynda was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lucynda in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucynda

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Lucynda between 1968 and 2020, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucynda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucynda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lucynda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucynda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 66 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lucynda at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

66

Since 1968

53 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1968

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2020

Lucynda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1968

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
45678910 20202018201120092008198219801973197119701968 8

Lucynda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 33% of Lucynda's all-time total
1960s81970s221980s112000s102010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucynda?
66 babies have been named Lucynda since 1968. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Lucynda most popular?
Lucynda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Lucynda been used?
Lucynda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 53 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Lucynda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucia, Lucinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.