Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Lucia
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
3,012
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Lucia
How many people are named Lucia?
An estimated 50,196 living Americans are named Lucia.
How rare is Lucia?
Lucia is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 3,012 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Lucia?
The median age of a living American named Lucia is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 29 years old.
Is Lucia still popular?
Yes — Lucia is currently rising in popularity, with 3,012 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Lucia most common?
Lucia has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 20.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
3,012
All-time
59,335
Where it lives now
Lucia is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 8.4× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Lucia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.