Girls' name · since 1880
Lugenia
777 babies named Lugenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 777
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lugenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 777 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lugenia recorded 777 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1985.
- #8,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 777 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lugenia ranks #8,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 777 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 777
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lugenia's 777 recorded births place it above 87.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Lugenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lugenia splits its recorded history at 1934: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lugenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1985
- Peak year (1929)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Lugenia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (160 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Lugenia's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lugenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 34
1880s
34 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
160 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
97 births
- 1950s
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 160 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lugenia 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 Lugenia's total volume
Lugenia by state
Where Lugenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 65 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.8% |
65 of 777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lugenia's data
- Lugenia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Lugenias (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lugenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1880–1985 (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 Lugenia 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.