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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #153, 1881girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedAKMaine: #187 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 697 girlsNHWashington: #215 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedIDMontana: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsNDMinnesota: #258 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsMNIllinois: #245 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsILWisconsin: #244 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,347 girlsWIMichigan: #240 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,075 girlsMINew York: #242 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsNYMassachusetts: #215 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,856 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedRIOregon: #286 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsORNevada: 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: #214 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsIAIndiana: #173 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsINOhio: #194 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsOHPennsylvania: #186 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,178 girlsPANew Jersey: #340 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsNJConnecticut: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,312 girlsCTCalifornia: #250 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,653 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedUTColorado: #263 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsCONebraska: #222 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,542 girlsNEMissouri: #284 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,619 girlsMOKentucky: #276 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsKYWest Virginia: #255 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsWVVirginia: #211 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsVAMaryland: #228 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,578 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #146 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 587 girlsAZNew Mexico: #204 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 936 girlsNMKansas: #210 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedARTennessee: #318 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,909 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #330 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,017 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #240 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #233 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsOKLouisiana: #389 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,087 girlsLAMississippi: #342 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsMSAlabama: #380 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,634 girlsALGeorgia: #280 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedHITexas: #378 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,841 girlsTXFlorida: #287 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#135 · 1 in 697
  2. Arizona#146 · 1 in 587
  3. Indiana#173 · 1 in 1,093
  4. Pennsylvania#186 · 1 in 1,178
  5. Maine#187 · 1 in 1,159

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#13571 in 697
Arizona#146191 in 587
Indiana#173431 in 1,093
Pennsylvania#186941 in 1,178
Maine#18781 in 1,159
Ohio#194691 in 1,397
New Mexico#204111 in 936
North Dakota#20861 in 1,156
Kansas#210151 in 1,426
Virginia#211301 in 1,318
Iowa#214181 in 1,560
Massachusetts#215261 in 1,856
Washington#215211 in 1,306
Montana#21851 in 1,269
Nebraska#22291 in 1,542
Maryland#228171 in 1,578
Oklahoma#233131 in 1,695
Michigan#240401 in 2,075
South Carolina#240201 in 1,443
New York#242911 in 1,691
Wisconsin#244171 in 2,347
Illinois#245501 in 1,889
Connecticut#24891 in 2,312
California#250841 in 1,653
West Virginia#255101 in 2,081
Minnesota#258151 in 2,359
Colorado#263101 in 1,670
Kentucky#276141 in 2,350
Georgia#280221 in 2,026
Missouri#284161 in 2,619
Oregon#28681 in 2,077
Florida#287171 in 2,102
Tennessee#318131 in 2,909
North Carolina#330171 in 3,017
New Jersey#340131 in 3,841
Mississippi#342111 in 2,533
Texas#378391 in 2,841
Alabama#380101 in 3,634
Louisiana#389121 in 3,087
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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 1953

girls
#260
978 births · 1 in 1,924 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #260Lucinda978
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,924 of them was named Lucinda, which outranked 96.0% of the 6,497 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. #257Rosie999
  2. #258Lynette990
  3. #259Betsy986
  4. #260Lucinda978
  5. #261Myra966
  6. #262Marla957
  7. #262Stella957
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →