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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: #681 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,151 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,245 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,085 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMINew York: #1,548 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 17,437 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #753 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,035 girlsINOhio: #759 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,877 girlsOHPennsylvania: #931 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,371 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,168 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 11,410 girlsCAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMOKentucky: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,655 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #546 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,283 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #835 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedHITexas: #963 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 8,599 girlsTXFlorida: #1,250 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,188 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#353 · 1 in 2,655
  2. Arizona#546 · 1 in 3,283
  3. Washington#681 · 1 in 5,151
  4. Indiana#753 · 1 in 7,035
  5. Ohio#759 · 1 in 7,877

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#35381 in 2,655
Arizona#54681 in 3,283
Washington#68161 in 5,151
Indiana#75351 in 7,035
Ohio#75991 in 7,877
Georgia#83561 in 7,111
Pennsylvania#93171 in 10,371
Texas#963161 in 8,599
California#1,168231 in 11,410
Illinois#1,24561 in 13,085
Florida#1,25061 in 13,188
New York#1,54871 in 17,437
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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 1990

girls
#1,104
158 births · 1 in 12,016 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #1,104Lucinda158
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 12,016 of them was named Lucinda, which outranked 92.8% of the 15,234 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. #1,100Giovanna159
  2. #1,100Malia159
  3. #1,100Mariam159
  4. #1,104Lucinda158
  5. #1,104Ashlea158
  6. #1,104Esperanza158
  7. #1,104Hilda158
  8. #1,110Alena157
  9. #1,110Cathryn157
  10. #1,110Female157

Tied with 5 names at #1,104; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →