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Lucinda

Girl

Meaning of Lucinda: Latin: 'light'

Lucinda is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1701st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1701

116 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,412

First recorded 1880 · peak 1957

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 293 babies1982: 244 babies1983: 231 babies1984: 228 babies1985: 231 babies1986: 200 babies1987: 163 babies1988: 156 babies1989: 170 babies1990: 158 babies19901991: 136 babies1992: 109 babies1993: 103 babies1994: 98 babies1995: 92 babies1996: 93 babies1997: 113 babies1998: 74 babies1999: 135 babies2000: 110 babies20002001: 112 babies2002: 145 babies2003: 128 babies2004: 117 babies2005: 128 babies2006: 137 babies2007: 166 babies2008: 183 babies2009: 166 babies2010: 191 babies20102011: 165 babies2012: 187 babies2013: 165 babies2014: 144 babies2015: 143 babies2016: 192 babies2017: 154 babies2018: 132 babies2019: 130 babies2020: 132 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 107 babies2024: 121 babies2025: 116 babies
US babies named Lucinda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 293.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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