Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Lucina

Meaning From Middle English Lucina and Lucyna, from Latin Lūcīna Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,193 Trend ↑ Rising 52%

From Middle English Lucina and Lucyna, from Latin Lūcīna.

Rank 2025
#3,193
among girls · ↓90 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Lucina · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
52 babies
All-time total
1,619
#5,424 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lucina popularity over time

1,619 babies have been named Lucina since 1880, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s 15 2 – #896
1890s 8 1 -47% #1,257
1900s 25 3 +213% #1,625
1910s 73 7 +192% #2,084
1920s 122 12 +67% #2,133
1930s 70 7 -43% #2,377
1940s 64 6 -9% #3,121
1950s 78 8 +22% #3,317
1960s 104 10 +33% #3,419
1970s 124 12 +19% #3,755
1980s 136 14 +10% #3,489
1990s 163 16 +20% #4,811
2000s 140 14 -14% #5,421
2010s 251 25 +79% #3,592
2020s (to 2025) 246 41 +63% #3,103

Where Lucina 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 54 0.03 outside top 500
2027 57 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 62 0.04 outside top 500
2030 65 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Lucina

Lucina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,193 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 1,619 American babies have been named Lucina. Its peak came in 2024, when 52 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lucina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lucina?

The median living Lucina is about 26 years old; half are between 8 and 47. An estimated 1,300 people named Lucina are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

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

Lucina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 50 #3,193
2024 52 #3,103
2023 49 #3,310
2022 32 #4,425
2021 33 #4,294
2020 30 #4,502
2019 43 #3,592
2018 29 #4,730
2017 29 #4,763
2016 39 #3,899
2015 29 #4,809
2014 20 #6,341
2013 14 #8,402
2012 13 #8,931
2011 18 #7,011
2010 17 #7,387
2009 19 #6,964
2008 17 #7,606
2007 12 #9,918
2006 15 #8,084
2005 11 #9,861
2004 7 #13,618
2003 15 #7,434
2002 16 #6,913
2001 7 #12,890
2000 21 #5,421
1995 17 #5,590
1990 19 #4,978
1985 6 #10,072
1980 17 #4,433
1975 9 #6,236
1970 8 #6,115
1965 8 #5,104
1960 13 #3,608
1955 9 #4,254
1950 5 #5,778
1945 5 #4,958
1940 – –
1935 6 #4,033
1930 14 #2,377
1925 11 #3,052
1920 18 #2,133
1915 6 #4,058
1910 – –
1905 6 #1,831
1900 – –
1895 8 #1,257
1890 – –
1885 5 #1,136
1880 5 #896

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lucina?

The median living Lucina is about 26 years old. Half of all living Lucinas are between 8 and 47 years old.

How many people named Lucina are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Lucina are alive in the United States, based on 1,619 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucina mean?

From Middle English Lucina and Lucyna, from Latin Lūcīna.

How popular is the name Lucina in 2025?

Lucina ranked #3,193 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucina?

1,619 babies have been named Lucina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucina most popular?

Lucina peaked in 2024, when 52 newborns received the name.

Is Lucina a boy or girl name?

Lucina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lucina rising or falling?

Lucina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lucina become more popular?

Lucina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 65 girls named Lucina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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