Lucia
#83 for girls in 2025, 3,012 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 3,012 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 59,335since 1880
Lucia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #83 | 3,012 | — | |
| 2024 | #98 | 2,663 | — | |
| 2023 | #109 | 2,442 | — | |
| 2022 | #126 | 2,222 | — | |
| 2021 | #136 | 2,025 | — | |
| 2020 | #160 | 1,753 | — | |
| 2019 | #157 | 1,819 | — | |
| 2018 | #183 | 1,612 | — | |
| 2017 | #185 | 1,662 | — | |
| 2016 | #213 | 1,523 | — | |
| 2015 | #225 | 1,453 | — | |
| 2014 | #231 | 1,436 | — | |
| 2013 | #241 | 1,327 | — | |
| 2012 | #248 | 1,304 | — | |
| 2011 | #240 | 1,329 | — | |
| 2010 | #265 | 1,239 | — | |
| 2009 | #305 | 1,085 | — | |
| 2008 | #303 | 1,099 | — | |
| 2007 | #311 | 1,090 | — | |
| 2006 | #338 | 977 | — | |
| 2005 | #366 | 853 | — | |
| 2004 | #412 | 741 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #473 | 626 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #522 | 524 | — | |
| 2001 | #501 | 550 | — | |
| 2000 | #490 | 552 | — | |
| 1999 | #574 | 433 | — | |
| 1998 | #629 | 370 | — | |
| 1997 | #597 | 378 | — | |
| 1996 | #576 | 400 | — | |
| 1995 | #593 | 383 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #598 | 376 | — | |
| 1993 | #553 | 430 | — | |
| 1992 | #581 | 401 | — | |
| 1991 | #581 | 397 | — | |
| 1990 | #580 | 400 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #564 | 396 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #636 | 313 | — | |
| 1987 | #590 | 330 | — | |
| 1986 | #572 | 340 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #539 | 369 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #557 | 335 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #590 | 302 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #576 | 318 | — | |
| 1981 | #573 | 322 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #583 | 316 | — | |
| 1979 | #630 | 276 | — | |
| 1978 | #624 | 269 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #626 | 268 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #586 | 278 | — | |
| 1975 | #614 | 257 | — | |
| 1974 | #725 | 198 | — | |
| 1973 | #682 | 219 | — | |
| 1972 | #659 | 229 | — | |
| 1971 | #673 | 230 | — | |
| 1970 | #650 | 252 | — | |
| 1969 | #685 | 211 | — | |
| 1968 | #605 | 253 | — | |
| 1967 | #602 | 248 | — | |
| 1966 | #577 | 266 | — | |
| 1965 | #615 | 251 | — | |
| 1964 | #577 | 293 | — | |
| 1963 | #635 | 252 | — | |
| 1962 | #682 | 227 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #594 | 286 | — | |
| 1960 | #624 | 260 | — | |
| 1959 | #607 | 269 | — | |
| 1958 | #645 | 233 | — | |
| 1957 | #624 | 246 | — | |
| 1956 | #642 | 219 | — | |
| 1955 | #541 | 289 | — | |
| 1954 | #544 | 267 | — | |
| 1953 | #537 | 259 | — | |
| 1952 | #529 | 258 | — | |
| 1951 | #521 | 253 | — | |
| 1950 | #581 | 208 | — | |
| 1949 | #556 | 223 | — | |
| 1948 | #557 | 221 | — | |
| 1947 | #599 | 203 | — | |
| 1946 | #566 | 198 | — | |
| 1945 | #567 | 168 | — | |
| 1944 | #564 | 167 | — | |
| 1943 | #558 | 182 | — | |
| 1942 | #550 | 182 | — | |
| 1941 | #545 | 168 | — | |
| 1940 | #546 | 158 | — | |
| 1939 | #565 | 142 | — | |
| 1938 | #534 | 162 | — | |
| 1937 | #529 | 156 | — | |
| 1936 | #489 | 174 | — | |
| 1935 | #516 | 154 | — | |
| 1934 | #504 | 161 | — | |
| 1933 | #491 | 167 | — | |
| 1932 | #487 | 185 | — | |
| 1931 | #510 | 162 | — | |
| 1930 | #497 | 180 | — | |
| 1929 | #519 | 171 | — | |
| 1928 | #500 | 192 | — | |
| 1927 | #515 | 186 | — | |
| 1926 | #513 | 185 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #580 | 154 | — | |
| 1924 | #535 | 182 | — | |
| 1923 | #552 | 171 | — | |
| 1922 | #505 | 190 | — | |
| 1921 | #525 | 182 | — | |
| 1920 | #594 | 147 | — | |
| 1919 | #551 | 157 | — | |
| 1918 | #491 | 191 | — | |
| 1917 | #542 | 153 | — | |
| 1916 | #502 | 167 | — | |
| 1915 | #533 | 140 | — | |
| 1914 | #501 | 125 | — | |
| 1913 | #484 | 110 | — | |
| 1912 | #515 | 88 | — | |
| 1911 | #517 | 65 | — | |
| 1910 | #514 | 64 | — | |
| 1909 | #445 | 69 | — | |
| 1908 | #563 | 44 | — | |
| 1907 | #475 | 56 | — | |
| 1906 | #447 | 58 | — | |
| 1905 | #528 | 42 | — | |
| 1904 | #484 | 46 | — | |
| 1903 | #666 | 25 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #467 | 41 | — | |
| 1900 | #519 | 42 | — | |
| 1899 | #526 | 32 | — | |
| 1898 | #437 | 49 | — | |
| 1897 | #477 | 36 | — | |
| 1896 | #504 | 34 | — | |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 | — | |
| 1894 | #504 | 32 | — | |
| 1893 | #439 | 36 | — | |
| 1892 | #442 | 37 | — | |
| 1891 | #423 | 35 | — | |
| 1890 | #468 | 31 | — | |
| 1889 | #393 | 38 | — | |
| 1888 | #425 | 34 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #371 | 33 | — | |
| 1885 | #438 | 23 | — | |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 | — | |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 | — | |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | — | |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucia was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 21 girls a year got the name.
Where Lucia is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#245 · 1 in 1,339
- Texas#303 · 1 in 1,755
- Arizona#410 · 1 in 2,555
- Illinois#497 · 1 in 3,842
- Florida#507 · 1 in 3,839
Best ever in a state: #26 in District of Columbia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #245 | 151 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Texas | #303 | 76 | 1 in 1,755 |
| Arizona | #410 | 9 | 1 in 2,555 |
| Illinois | #497 | 19 | 1 in 3,842 |
| Florida | #507 | 17 | 1 in 3,839 |
| New York | #582 | 24 | 1 in 4,454 |
| Pennsylvania | #614 | 11 | 1 in 6,286 |
| Massachusetts | #639 | 5 | 1 in 6,998 |
| New Jersey | #731 | 6 | 1 in 6,736 |
| Ohio | #1,016 | 5 | 1 in 13,818 |
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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 Lucia
- 15 spots since 2024 (#98 → #83)
- 77 spots since 2020 (#160 → #83)
- 142 spots since 2015 (#225 → #83)
- Biggest jump: 182 spots in 1904 (#666 → #484)
- Biggest drop: 215 spots in 1887 (#371 → #586)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #83 (3,012 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 534 girls born in 2025 were named Lucia (0.19%)
- 24.8% of all girls named Lucia (14,704) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 | #371 (1886) | #427 |
| 1890s | 347 | #423 (1891) | #483 |
| 1900s | 464 | #445 (1909) | #508 |
| 1910s | 1,260 | #484 (1913) | #515 |
| 1920s | 1,760 | #500 (1928) | #534 |
| 1930s | 1,643 | #487 (1932) | #512 |
| 1940s | 1,870 | #545 (1941) | #561 |
| 1950s | 2,501 | #521 (1951) | #577 |
| 1960s | 2,547 | #577 (1964) | #620 |
| 1970s | 2,476 | #586 (1976) | #647 |
| 1980s | 3,341 | #539 (1985) | #578 |
| 1990s | 3,968 | #553 (1993) | #586 |
| 2000s | 8,097 | #303 (2008) | #402 |
| 2010s | 14,704 | #157 (2019) | #219 |
| 2020s | 14,117 | #83 (2025) | #119 |
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.
Lucia in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,663 of them was named Lucia, which outranked 95.7% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 231,026 of them was named Lucia, which outranked 38.1% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).