Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Lucia name popularity since 1925
56,243 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lucia. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Lucia is about 16 years old in 2026. Lucia peaked in 2025 as the #83 name for girls, and it ranked #83 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,243
- Named Lucia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #83
- for girls in 2025 (3,012 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 56,152 girls · 91 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Lucia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lucia births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Lucia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Lucia became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 3,430 baby girls to 1 in 1,760.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lucia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lucia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lucia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 888 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 1,643 | 0 | #518 |
| 1940s | 1,870 | 0 | #567 |
| 1950s | 2,501 | 0 | #543 |
| 1960s | 2,547 | 5 | #615 |
| 1970s | 2,476 | 12 | #614 |
| 1980s | 3,341 | 44 | #541 |
| 1990s | 3,968 | 14 | #593 |
| 2000s | 8,097 | 11 | #366 |
| 2010s | 14,704 | 0 | #226 |
| 2020–25 | 14,117 | 0 | #83 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.4% of babies named Lucia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lucia is most popular
The index compares Lucia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lucia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.06× | 1,403 |
| New Mexico | 2.01× | 582 |
| California | 2.00× | 11,083 |
| Texas | 1.95× | 8,021 |
| Florida | 1.68× | 3,181 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lucia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lucia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lucia (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data