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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedAKMaine: #142 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 654 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNHWashington: #259 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsWAIdaho: #205 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 909 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #237 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsNDMinnesota: #218 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsMNIllinois: #278 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsILWisconsin: #290 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsWIMichigan: #237 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsMINew York: #356 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 3,025 girlsNYMassachusetts: #264 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,989 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedRIOregon: #275 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 787 girlsSDIowa: #178 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 985 girlsIAIndiana: #204 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,298 girlsINOhio: #208 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsOHPennsylvania: #202 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsPANew Jersey: #346 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,389 girlsNJConnecticut: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsCTCalifornia: #281 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsCAUtah: #308 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsUTColorado: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,074 girlsCONebraska: #187 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 945 girlsNEMissouri: #316 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,824 girlsMOKentucky: #274 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,108 girlsKYWest Virginia: #175 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsWVVirginia: #333 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsVAMaryland: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #194 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 803 girlsAZNew Mexico: #297 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsNMKansas: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsKSArkansas: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsARTennessee: #314 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,690 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #280 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,947 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #271 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsDCOklahoma: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsOKLouisiana: #434 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,619 girlsLAMississippi: #418 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,724 girlsMSAlabama: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,444 girlsALGeorgia: #321 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucinda, so not publishedHITexas: #328 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsTXFlorida: #268 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#142 · 1 in 654
  2. South Dakota#174 · 1 in 787
  3. West Virginia#175 · 1 in 1,098
  4. Iowa#178 · 1 in 985
  5. Nebraska#187 · 1 in 945

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#142151 in 654
South Dakota#17491 in 787
West Virginia#175181 in 1,098
Iowa#178291 in 985
Nebraska#187151 in 945
Arizona#194171 in 803
Kansas#194201 in 1,089
Pennsylvania#202821 in 1,440
Indiana#204401 in 1,298
Idaho#20571 in 909
District of Columbia#206121 in 1,136
Ohio#208831 in 1,338
Minnesota#218261 in 1,479
Michigan#237541 in 1,761
North Dakota#23751 in 1,335
Oklahoma#257131 in 1,681
Washington#259191 in 1,515
Massachusetts#264181 in 2,989
Florida#268261 in 1,766
South Carolina#271171 in 1,670
Kentucky#274161 in 2,108
Oregon#27591 in 1,772
Illinois#278501 in 2,169
North Carolina#280261 in 1,947
California#281951 in 1,726
Wisconsin#290161 in 2,745
New Mexico#29771 in 1,639
Connecticut#30081 in 3,109
Utah#30861 in 1,754
Maryland#314121 in 2,534
Tennessee#314141 in 2,690
Colorado#31691 in 2,074
Missouri#316161 in 2,824
Georgia#321191 in 2,421
Texas#328521 in 2,220
Alabama#329151 in 2,444
Virginia#333141 in 2,960
New Jersey#346171 in 3,389
New York#356561 in 3,025
Arkansas#37961 in 3,092
Mississippi#41871 in 3,724
Louisiana#434111 in 3,619
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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 1957

girls
#272
1,025 births · 1 in 1,995 girls
boys
#3,993
5 births · 1 in 431,447 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #272Lucinda1,025

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #3,993Lucinda5
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,995 of them was named Lucinda, which outranked 96.1% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucinda
  1. #269Vera1,050
  2. #270Lynette1,035
  3. #271Claire1,030
  4. #272Lucinda1,025
  5. #273Chris1,021
  6. #274Erin1,014
  7. #275Bertha1,010
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 431,447 of them was named Lucinda, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucinda
  1. #3,552York6
  2. #3,552Yosef6
  3. #3,552Zigmund6
  4. #3,993Lucinda5
  5. #3,993Able5
  6. #3,993Albaro5
  7. #3,993Alcides5

Tied with 559 names at #3,993; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →