Girls' name · since 1916
Lusia
Lusia has 243 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lusia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 243 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lusia has been recorded 243 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #17,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 243 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lusia ranks #17,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lusia's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lusia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lusia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lusia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Lusia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Lusia's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lusia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (25% of all-time use).
Lusia by state
Where Lusia concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 4.1% |
25 of 243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lusia's data
- Lusia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lusias (25 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lusia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Lusia 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.