US rank #13547 Girls' name Peak 1999 243 births

Lusia — #13547 US girls' name

243 babies named Lusia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61930s111970s311980s611990s512000s382010s342020s6
#13547
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lusia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lusia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lusia

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Lusia between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lusia currently holds the #13547 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lusia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lusia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lusia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lusia 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 243 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.

Lusia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

243

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1999

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#13,547

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lusia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
13
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
468101214 20242011200319951987198119761916 5

Lusia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 25% of Lusia's all-time total
1910s51920s61930s111970s311980s611990s512000s382010s342020s6

Lusia by state

Where Lusia concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lusia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 10.3%
#2 Texas
10 4.1%
California share of Lusia's total US births 10.3%
Even split

25 of 243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lusia?
243 babies have been named Lusia since 1916. It currently ranks #13547 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 13 births.
When was Lusia most popular?
Lusia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Lusia most popular?
The top states for the name Lusia are California (25 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Lusia been used?
Lusia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lusia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lus, Lusero, Lusine, Lusiana, 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, 1916–2024 (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.