girls' name ★ peaked 1957

Lucinda

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,750 Trend ↓ Falling 10%

Derived from Lucia with the suffix -inda, first used by Cervantes in Don Quixote (1605).

Rank 2025
#1,750
among girls · ↓59 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
116
named Lucinda · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,856
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1957
1,030 babies
All-time total
38,412
#707 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lucinda popularity over time

38,412 babies have been named Lucinda 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
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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 869 – 869 87 – #153
1890s 1,042 – 1,042 104 +20% #243
1900s 1,035 – 1,035 104 -1% #298
1910s 1,642 – 1,642 164 +59% #358
1920s 1,715 – 1,715 172 +4% #485
1930s 1,383 – 1,383 138 -19% #517
1940s 4,367 – 4,367 437 +216% #265
1950s 8,988 11 8,999 900 +106% #260
1960s 6,697 – 6,697 670 -26% #329
1970s 3,644 – 3,644 364 -46% #381
1980s 2,203 – 2,203 220 -40% #620
1990s 1,111 – 1,111 111 -50% #1,107
2000s 1,392 – 1,392 139 +25% #1,341
2010s 1,603 – 1,603 160 +15% #1,257
2020s (to 2025) 710 – 710 118 -26% #1,588

Where Lucinda 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 114 0.07 outside top 500
2027 113 0.07 outside top 500
2028 112 0.07 outside top 500
2029 111 0.07 outside top 500
2030 110 0.07 outside top 500

Where Lucinda is most popular

Girls named Lucinda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

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 Lucinda 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
Indiana 37 0.264 +270%
Pennsylvania 33 0.140 +96%
Ohio 33 0.139 +95%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 +50%
Missouri 12 0.100 +40%
New York 35 0.088 +24%
Michigan 16 0.088 +23%
Kentucky 7 0.082 +15%
California 50 0.059 -17%
Texas 43 0.053 -25%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -26%
Washington 7 0.048 -32%
Virginia 5 0.029 -59%
Illinois 6 0.026 -63%
Georgia 5 0.022 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Lucinda

Lucinda is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,750 in 2025 with 116 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 38,412 American babies have been named Lucinda. Its peak came in 1957, when 1,030 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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

How old are people named Lucinda?

The median living Lucinda is about 61 years old; half are between 45 and 71. An estimated 27 thousand people named Lucinda are alive in the United States today.

median 61 020406080100

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

Lucinda 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 116 #1,750 – –
2024 121 #1,691 – –
2023 107 #1,872 – –
2022 108 #1,880 – –
2021 126 #1,661 – –
2020 132 #1,588 – –
2019 130 #1,638 – –
2018 132 #1,620 – –
2017 154 #1,463 – –
2016 192 #1,268 – –
2015 143 #1,549 – –
2014 144 #1,522 – –
2013 165 #1,397 – –
2012 187 #1,280 – –
2011 165 #1,387 – –
2010 191 #1,257 – –
2009 166 #1,417 – –
2008 183 #1,342 – –
2007 166 #1,428 – –
2006 137 #1,579 – –
2005 128 #1,595 – –
2004 117 #1,660 – –
2003 128 #1,524 – –
2002 145 #1,341 – –
2001 112 #1,636 – –
2000 110 #1,614 – –
1995 92 #1,619 – –
1990 158 #1,107 – –
1985 231 #750 – –
1980 287 #636 – –
1975 319 #541 – –
1970 624 #381 – –
1965 613 #369 – –
1960 808 #331 – –
1955 846 #300 – –
1950 792 #272 – –
1945 360 #371 – –
1940 203 #471 – –
1935 141 #542 – –
1930 141 #577 – –
1925 179 #532 – –
1920 201 #485 – –
1915 182 #457 – –
1910 123 #358 – –
1905 107 #325 – –
1900 123 #298 – –
1895 98 #284 – –
1890 101 #247 – –
1885 84 #216 – –
1880 63 #193 – –

Famous people named Lucinda

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

  1. 1 Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams American musician (born 1953) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lucinda?

The median living Lucinda is about 61 years old. Half of all living Lucindas are between 45 and 71 years old.

How many people named Lucinda are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Lucinda are alive in the United States, based on 38,412 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucinda mean?

Derived from Lucia with the suffix -inda, first used by Cervantes in Don Quixote (1605).

How popular is the name Lucinda in 2025?

Lucinda ranked #1,750 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 116 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucinda?

38,412 babies have been named Lucinda in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucinda most popular?

Lucinda peaked in 1957, when 1,030 newborns received the name.

Is Lucinda a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lucinda rising or falling?

Lucinda is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lucinda become more popular?

Lucinda looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 110 girls named Lucinda in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lucinda?

Well-known people named Lucinda include Lucinda Williams (singer).

Names like Lucinda

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

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