Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Lucero

Meaning Lucero is a given name Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,515 Trend ↑ Rising 11%

Lucero is a given name. Notable people with the name include

Rank 2025
#1,515
among girls · ↑156 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
147
named Lucero · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,399
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
350 babies
All-time total
7,947
#1,944 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Lucero popularity over time

7,947 babies have been named Lucero since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 10 – 10 1 – #7,139
1970s 113 – 113 11 +1030% #3,498
1980s 389 24 413 41 +265% #1,353
1990s 2,635 124 2,759 276 +568% #647
2000s 2,255 37 2,292 229 -17% #957
2010s 1,515 11 1,526 153 -33% #1,141
2020s (to 2025) 812 22 834 139 -9% #1,468

Where Lucero is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 143 0.09 outside top 500
2027 145 0.09 outside top 500
2028 146 0.09 outside top 500
2029 147 0.09 outside top 500
2030 148 0.09 outside top 500

Where Lucero is most popular

Girls named Lucero per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.085 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lucero born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 161 0.192 +126%
Texas 140 0.174 +106%
Arizona 19 0.135 +60%
Washington 16 0.111 +31%
North Carolina 24 0.105 +24%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -20%
Florida 29 0.068 -20%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -28%
Illinois 11 0.048 -43%
Georgia 5 0.022 -74%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -75%
New York 5 0.013 -85%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lucero

Lucero is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,515 in 2025 with 141 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 7,947 American babies have been named Lucero. Its peak came in 1994, when 350 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lucero stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lucero?

The median living Lucero is about 22 years old; half are between 14 and 31. An estimated 7,900 people named Lucero are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lucero year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 141 #1,515 6 #11,475
2024 123 #1,671 – –
2023 150 #1,468 11 #7,559
2022 146 #1,495 – –
2021 127 #1,646 – –
2020 125 #1,652 5 #13,305
2019 119 #1,742 – –
2018 143 #1,528 5 #13,389
2017 137 #1,598 – –
2016 134 #1,632 – –
2015 115 #1,820 – –
2014 125 #1,688 – –
2013 166 #1,395 – –
2012 164 #1,407 – –
2011 197 #1,222 – –
2010 215 #1,141 6 #11,644
2009 249 #1,046 – –
2008 243 #1,078 5 #13,800
2007 284 #957 – –
2006 268 #975 6 #11,508
2005 254 #968 11 #6,918
2004 173 #1,256 6 #10,821
2003 195 #1,129 – –
2002 209 #1,037 – –
2001 186 #1,129 – –
2000 194 #1,070 9 #7,184
1995 282 #727 14 #4,423
1990 227 #867 5 #8,969
1985 43 #2,341 6 #6,229
1980 19 #4,080 – –
1975 12 #5,024 – –
1970 6 #7,595 – –
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Famous people named Lucero

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lucero Lucero Mexican singer, actress (born 1969) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lucero, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lucero?

The median living Lucero is about 22 years old. Half of all living Luceros are between 14 and 31 years old.

How many people named Lucero are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Lucero are alive in the United States, based on 7,947 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucero mean?

Lucero is a given name. Notable people with the name include

How popular is the name Lucero in 2025?

Lucero ranked #1,515 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 141 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucero?

7,947 babies have been named Lucero in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucero most popular?

Lucero peaked in 1994, when 350 newborns received the name.

Is Lucero a boy or girl name?

Lucero is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lucero rising or falling?

Lucero has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lucero become more popular?

Lucero looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 148 girls named Lucero in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lucero?

Well-known people named Lucero include Lucero (actor).

Names like Lucero

Names that sound and feel close to Lucero: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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