Lucinda

#1,747 for girls in 2025, 116 births · Last seen for boys in 1958 at #3,559
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 88 births
Debut · girls
63 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
38,401
since 1880

Lucinda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lucinda has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #153, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,747116—
2024#1,681121—
2023#1,865107—
2022#1,870108—
2021#1,652126—
2020#1,587132—
2019#1,629130—
2018#1,616132—
2017#1,460154—
2016#1,267192—
2015#1,545143—
2014#1,519144—
2013#1,397165—
2012#1,279187—
2011#1,382165—
2010#1,253191—
2009#1,414166—
2008#1,339183—
2007#1,424166—
2006#1,574137—
2005#1,589128—
2004#1,654117—
2003#1,522128—
2002#1,338145—
2001#1,627112—
2000#1,602110—
1999#1,329135—
1998#2,01374—
1997#1,456113—
1996#1,64193—
1995#1,61492—
1994#1,56598—
1993#1,518103—
1992#1,452109—
1991#1,244136—
1990#1,104158—
1989#1,009170—
1988#1,033156—
1987#970163—
1986#832200—
1985#749231—
1984#723228—
1983#720231—
1982#710244—
1981#619293—
1980#634287—
1979#659265—
1978#644252—
1977#659242—
1976#572287—
1975#540319—
1974#503349—
1973#490359—
1972#447420—
1971#407527—
1970#381624—
1969#329756—
1968#374593—
1967#416504—
1966#405522—
1965#369613—
1964#360689—
1963#369679—
1962#354721—
1961#330812—
1960#331808—
1959#328823—
1958#298899#3,5596
1957#2721,025#3,9935
1956#294923—
1955#299846—
1954#264997—
1953#260978—
1952#265908—
1951#278797—
1950#272792—
1949#265843—
1948#279752—
1947#319596—
1946#374410—
1945#371360—
1944#404314—
1943#400334—
1942#429282—
1941#417273—
1940#471203—
1939#514169—
1938#544157—
1937#529156—
1936#586128—
1935#540141—
1934#559132—
1933#588120—
1932#580128—
1931#628111—
1930#574141—
1929#540159—
1928#558157—
1927#603139—
1926#554163—
1925#532179—
1924#570164—
1923#488201—
1922#515184—
1921#547168—
1920#483201—
1919#489188—
1918#499185—
1917#480186—
1916#427215—
1915#455182—
1914#466138—
1913#381159—
1912#379146—
1911#367120—
1910#357123—
1909#357103—
1908#336112—
1907#340105—
1906#328106—
1905#324107—
1904#323101—
1903#32292—
1902#32491—
1901#30595—
1900#298123—
1899#30494—
1898#281118—
1897#29596—
1896#256124—
1895#28298—
1894#271104—
1893#28987—
1892#239122—
1891#24498—
1890#246101—
1889#25684—
1888#23497—
1887#21692—
1886#21090—
1885#21584—
1884#20186—
1883#17492—
1882#16693—
1881#15388—
1880#19363—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucinda was already there! It came in at #193, and was given to 63 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 94 girls a year got the name.

Where Lucinda is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,330 girlsMNIllinois: #451 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,436 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMINew York: #658 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedSDIowa: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,139 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedINOhio: #448 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,854 girlsOHPennsylvania: #408 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,439 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,769 girlsMOKentucky: #281 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #233 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedKSArkansas: #421 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #257 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #252 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #246 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsLAMississippi: #236 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsMSAlabama: #248 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsALGeorgia: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,612 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedHITexas: #553 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#233 · 1 in 1,867
  2. Mississippi#236 · 1 in 1,385
  3. Louisiana#246 · 1 in 1,364
  4. Alabama#248 · 1 in 1,616
  5. South Carolina#252 · 1 in 1,923

Best ever in a state: #101 in New Mexico, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#233131 in 1,867
Mississippi#236131 in 1,385
Louisiana#246131 in 1,364
Alabama#248161 in 1,616
South Carolina#252101 in 1,923
North Carolina#257161 in 1,908
Kentucky#281121 in 2,004
Georgia#306121 in 2,612
Iowa#38751 in 4,139
Pennsylvania#408121 in 7,439
Minnesota#41751 in 4,330
Arkansas#42151 in 3,279
Ohio#44871 in 6,854
Illinois#45191 in 6,436
Missouri#49951 in 5,769
Texas#553101 in 4,504
New York#65851 in 18,795
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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 Lucinda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 66 spots since 2024 (#1,681 → #1,747)
  • 160 spots since 2020 (#1,587 → #1,747)
  • 202 spots since 2015 (#1,545 → #1,747)
  • Biggest jump: 57 spots in 1937 (#586 → #529)
  • Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1987 (#832 → #970)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #153 (88 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,045
  • Highest: 1 in 1,045 girls born in 1881 were named Lucinda (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,856 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 23.4% of all girls named Lucinda (8,988) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s869#153 (1881)#202
1890s1,042#239 (1892)#271
1900s1,035#298 (1900)#326
1910s1,642#357 (1910)#430
1920s1,715#483 (1920)#539
1930s1,383#514 (1939)#564
1940s4,367#265 (1949)#373
1950s8,988#260 (1953)#283
1960s6,697#329 (1969)#364
1970s3,644#381 (1970)#530
1980s2,203#619 (1981)#800
1990s1,111#1,104 (1990)#1,494
2000s1,392#1,338 (2002)#1,508
2010s1,603#1,253 (2010)#1,435
2020s710#1,587 (2020)#1,734

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.

Lucinda in 1916

girls
#427
215 births · 1 in 4,857 girls

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #427Lucinda215
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 4,857 of them was named Lucinda, which outranked 91.7% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucinda
  1. #424Leta219
  2. #424Winona219
  3. #426Lorna218
  4. #427Lucinda215
  5. #427Clare215
  6. #429Joy214
  7. #429Robbie214
  8. #431Agatha213

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →