Lucero
Lucero was the 1515th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 141 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 647th with 334 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 305 places. More babies were named Lucero in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,515 girls, up 137 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 141girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994334 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,947babies recorded
Lucero popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 218 since 1985, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,515 | 141 |
| 2020 | #1,652 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,141 | 215 |
| 2000 | #1,070 | 194 |
| 1990 | #867 | 227 |
| 1980 | #4,080 | 19 |
| 1970 | #7,595 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lucero, counting every spelling?
Lucero has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,391 for girls in 2025, against #1,515 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lucero?
141 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lucero (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lucero born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lucero.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lucero?
About 7,600 people born in the US named Lucero are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Lucero mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lucero by state
How common Lucero was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×), Texas (2.1×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lucero: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lucero, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lucero
How popular is the name Lucero?
Lucero was the 1515th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 141 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 647th with 334 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 305 places. More babies were named Lucero in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Lucero a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lucero in the US.
Where is Lucero most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lucero was most common in California (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arizona.