Lucia
#83 for girls in 2025, 3,012 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 3,012 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 59,335since 1880
Lucia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #83 | 3,012 | — | |
| 2024 | #98 | 2,663 | — | |
| 2023 | #109 | 2,442 | — | |
| 2022 | #126 | 2,222 | — | |
| 2021 | #136 | 2,025 | — | |
| 2020 | #160 | 1,753 | — | |
| 2019 | #157 | 1,819 | — | |
| 2018 | #183 | 1,612 | — | |
| 2017 | #185 | 1,662 | — | |
| 2016 | #213 | 1,523 | — | |
| 2015 | #225 | 1,453 | — | |
| 2014 | #231 | 1,436 | — | |
| 2013 | #241 | 1,327 | — | |
| 2012 | #248 | 1,304 | — | |
| 2011 | #240 | 1,329 | — | |
| 2010 | #265 | 1,239 | — | |
| 2009 | #305 | 1,085 | — | |
| 2008 | #303 | 1,099 | — | |
| 2007 | #311 | 1,090 | — | |
| 2006 | #338 | 977 | — | |
| 2005 | #366 | 853 | — | |
| 2004 | #412 | 741 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #473 | 626 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #522 | 524 | — | |
| 2001 | #501 | 550 | — | |
| 2000 | #490 | 552 | — | |
| 1999 | #574 | 433 | — | |
| 1998 | #629 | 370 | — | |
| 1997 | #597 | 378 | — | |
| 1996 | #576 | 400 | — | |
| 1995 | #593 | 383 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #598 | 376 | — | |
| 1993 | #553 | 430 | — | |
| 1992 | #581 | 401 | — | |
| 1991 | #581 | 397 | — | |
| 1990 | #580 | 400 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #564 | 396 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #636 | 313 | — | |
| 1987 | #590 | 330 | — | |
| 1986 | #572 | 340 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #539 | 369 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #557 | 335 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #590 | 302 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #576 | 318 | — | |
| 1981 | #573 | 322 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #583 | 316 | — | |
| 1979 | #630 | 276 | — | |
| 1978 | #624 | 269 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #626 | 268 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #586 | 278 | — | |
| 1975 | #614 | 257 | — | |
| 1974 | #725 | 198 | — | |
| 1973 | #682 | 219 | — | |
| 1972 | #659 | 229 | — | |
| 1971 | #673 | 230 | — | |
| 1970 | #650 | 252 | — | |
| 1969 | #685 | 211 | — | |
| 1968 | #605 | 253 | — | |
| 1967 | #602 | 248 | — | |
| 1966 | #577 | 266 | — | |
| 1965 | #615 | 251 | — | |
| 1964 | #577 | 293 | — | |
| 1963 | #635 | 252 | — | |
| 1962 | #682 | 227 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #594 | 286 | — | |
| 1960 | #624 | 260 | — | |
| 1959 | #607 | 269 | — | |
| 1958 | #645 | 233 | — | |
| 1957 | #624 | 246 | — | |
| 1956 | #642 | 219 | — | |
| 1955 | #541 | 289 | — | |
| 1954 | #544 | 267 | — | |
| 1953 | #537 | 259 | — | |
| 1952 | #529 | 258 | — | |
| 1951 | #521 | 253 | — | |
| 1950 | #581 | 208 | — | |
| 1949 | #556 | 223 | — | |
| 1948 | #557 | 221 | — | |
| 1947 | #599 | 203 | — | |
| 1946 | #566 | 198 | — | |
| 1945 | #567 | 168 | — | |
| 1944 | #564 | 167 | — | |
| 1943 | #558 | 182 | — | |
| 1942 | #550 | 182 | — | |
| 1941 | #545 | 168 | — | |
| 1940 | #546 | 158 | — | |
| 1939 | #565 | 142 | — | |
| 1938 | #534 | 162 | — | |
| 1937 | #529 | 156 | — | |
| 1936 | #489 | 174 | — | |
| 1935 | #516 | 154 | — | |
| 1934 | #504 | 161 | — | |
| 1933 | #491 | 167 | — | |
| 1932 | #487 | 185 | — | |
| 1931 | #510 | 162 | — | |
| 1930 | #497 | 180 | — | |
| 1929 | #519 | 171 | — | |
| 1928 | #500 | 192 | — | |
| 1927 | #515 | 186 | — | |
| 1926 | #513 | 185 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #580 | 154 | — | |
| 1924 | #535 | 182 | — | |
| 1923 | #552 | 171 | — | |
| 1922 | #505 | 190 | — | |
| 1921 | #525 | 182 | — | |
| 1920 | #594 | 147 | — | |
| 1919 | #551 | 157 | — | |
| 1918 | #491 | 191 | — | |
| 1917 | #542 | 153 | — | |
| 1916 | #502 | 167 | — | |
| 1915 | #533 | 140 | — | |
| 1914 | #501 | 125 | — | |
| 1913 | #484 | 110 | — | |
| 1912 | #515 | 88 | — | |
| 1911 | #517 | 65 | — | |
| 1910 | #514 | 64 | — | |
| 1909 | #445 | 69 | — | |
| 1908 | #563 | 44 | — | |
| 1907 | #475 | 56 | — | |
| 1906 | #447 | 58 | — | |
| 1905 | #528 | 42 | — | |
| 1904 | #484 | 46 | — | |
| 1903 | #666 | 25 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #467 | 41 | — | |
| 1900 | #519 | 42 | — | |
| 1899 | #526 | 32 | — | |
| 1898 | #437 | 49 | — | |
| 1897 | #477 | 36 | — | |
| 1896 | #504 | 34 | — | |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 | — | |
| 1894 | #504 | 32 | — | |
| 1893 | #439 | 36 | — | |
| 1892 | #442 | 37 | — | |
| 1891 | #423 | 35 | — | |
| 1890 | #468 | 31 | — | |
| 1889 | #393 | 38 | — | |
| 1888 | #425 | 34 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #371 | 33 | — | |
| 1885 | #438 | 23 | — | |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 | — | |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 | — | |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | — | |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucia was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 21 girls a year got the name.
Where Lucia is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#275 · 1 in 1,498
- New Mexico#309 · 1 in 1,445
- Colorado#458 · 1 in 3,109
- New York#466 · 1 in 3,091
- Arizona#489 · 1 in 2,977
Best ever in a state: #26 in District of Columbia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #275 | 109 | 1 in 1,498 |
| New Mexico | #309 | 6 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Colorado | #458 | 6 | 1 in 3,109 |
| New York | #466 | 32 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Arizona | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,977 |
| Texas | #511 | 31 | 1 in 3,584 |
| Massachusetts | #523 | 6 | 1 in 5,108 |
| Illinois | #614 | 15 | 1 in 4,980 |
| New Jersey | #654 | 7 | 1 in 5,313 |
| Pennsylvania | #818 | 7 | 1 in 9,773 |
| Florida | #999 | 5 | 1 in 9,375 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lucia
- 15 spots since 2024 (#98 → #83)
- 77 spots since 2020 (#160 → #83)
- 142 spots since 2015 (#225 → #83)
- Biggest jump: 182 spots in 1904 (#666 → #484)
- Biggest drop: 215 spots in 1887 (#371 → #586)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #83 (3,012 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 534 girls born in 2025 were named Lucia (0.19%)
- 24.8% of all girls named Lucia (14,704) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 | #371 (1886) | #427 |
| 1890s | 347 | #423 (1891) | #483 |
| 1900s | 464 | #445 (1909) | #508 |
| 1910s | 1,260 | #484 (1913) | #515 |
| 1920s | 1,760 | #500 (1928) | #534 |
| 1930s | 1,643 | #487 (1932) | #512 |
| 1940s | 1,870 | #545 (1941) | #561 |
| 1950s | 2,501 | #521 (1951) | #577 |
| 1960s | 2,547 | #577 (1964) | #620 |
| 1970s | 2,476 | #586 (1976) | #647 |
| 1980s | 3,341 | #539 (1985) | #578 |
| 1990s | 3,968 | #553 (1993) | #586 |
| 2000s | 8,097 | #303 (2008) | #402 |
| 2010s | 14,704 | #157 (2019) | #219 |
| 2020s | 14,117 | #83 (2025) | #119 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lucia in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,816 of them was named Lucia, which outranked 94.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).