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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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
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 1966

  • 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: #292 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #348 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsMNIllinois: #544 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,499 girlsILWisconsin: #493 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsWIMichigan: #343 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,626 girlsMINew York: #516 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,861 girlsNYMassachusetts: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,008 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedRIOregon: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,652 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: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,011 girlsIAIndiana: #314 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,213 girlsINOhio: #287 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsOHPennsylvania: #382 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,444 girlsPANew Jersey: #717 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,319 girlsNJConnecticut: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,409 girlsCTCalifornia: #428 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsUTColorado: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #291 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsMOKentucky: #320 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsKYWest Virginia: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsWVVirginia: #306 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsVAMaryland: #516 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,469 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #220 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 984 girlsAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 791 girlsNMKansas: #322 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsKSArkansas: #260 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,549 girlsARTennessee: #296 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #417 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,608 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #302 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsOKLouisiana: #597 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,340 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMSAlabama: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsALGeorgia: #476 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,298 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedHITexas: #411 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsTXFlorida: #416 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,063 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#198 · 1 in 791
  2. Arizona#220 · 1 in 984
  3. South Carolina#247 · 1 in 1,415
  4. Arkansas#260 · 1 in 1,549
  5. Utah#265 · 1 in 1,260

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#198111 in 791
Arizona#220131 in 984
South Carolina#247151 in 1,415
Arkansas#26091 in 1,549
Utah#26571 in 1,260
West Virginia#27671 in 1,801
Ohio#287431 in 1,981
Missouri#291181 in 1,921
Washington#292131 in 1,644
Tennessee#296151 in 2,022
Oklahoma#30291 in 1,737
Virginia#306151 in 2,285
Indiana#314191 in 2,213
Kentucky#320101 in 2,483
Kansas#32271 in 2,045
Michigan#343281 in 2,626
Minnesota#34891 in 3,262
Iowa#34971 in 3,011
Pennsylvania#382261 in 3,444
Oregon#38851 in 2,652
Texas#411351 in 2,625
Florida#416141 in 3,063
North Carolina#417111 in 3,608
Colorado#42751 in 3,032
California#428521 in 2,957
Connecticut#43051 in 4,409
Georgia#47691 in 4,298
Wisconsin#49351 in 7,111
Maryland#51651 in 5,469
New York#516301 in 4,861
Alabama#51761 in 4,602
Illinois#544161 in 5,499
Massachusetts#54751 in 9,008
Louisiana#59761 in 5,340
New Jersey#71751 in 10,319
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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 1966

girls
#405
522 births · 1 in 3,242 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #405Lucinda522
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,242 of them was named Lucinda, which outranked 94.7% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucinda
  1. #400Bonita528
  2. #400Myra528
  3. #404Ingrid524
  4. #405Lucinda522
  5. #406Trudy521
  6. #407Marian518
  7. #408Tammi516
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →