Lucina
Girl name · #3170 in 2025 · Uniqueness 54/100
In 2025, 50 baby girls were named Lucina, placing it at #3170 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4725, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,000 girls born in 2025 was named Lucina.
The 145-year story
Lucina first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 52 babies and a rank of #3081. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lucina per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lucina in class?
Lucina scores 54 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Lucina is most common
State-level data for Lucina is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lucina
Statistically, parents drawn to Lucina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lovina, Delina, Sakina, Divina, and Medina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lucina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #3167 |
| 2024 | 52 | #3081 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4453 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3552 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4662 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4725 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8632 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6855 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7408 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9539 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7207 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6698 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lucina a popular girl name?
Lucina ranked #3170 among girls in 2025 with 50 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4725.
When was the name Lucina most popular?
Lucina peaked in 2024, when 52 American girls received the name (ranked #3081 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lucina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,000 newborn American girls was named Lucina. It scores 54/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.