Lucia

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Lucia is ranked 98th among girls in 2024 (2,658 births). Its best rank was 98th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #98up 11 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2,6580.16% of girls
Peak year: 20242,658 births
Best rank: #98in 2024
Since 1880: 56,309people given the name

Babies named Lucia, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

56,309 girls have been named Lucia in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,658 births — 0.16% of all girls recorded that year.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2007, and the 2010s alone account for 26%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000, 1 of them in the top 100.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Lucia
1880s	240
1890s	347
1900s	464
1910s	1,260
1920s	1,760
1930s	1,643
1940s	1,870
1950s	2,501
1960s	2,547
1970s	2,473
1980s	3,341
1990s	3,968
2000s	8,095
2010s	14,701
2020s	11,099

In 2024, its biggest year

Lucia was the 98th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Lucia

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.