Lucinda
Lucinda was the 1750th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 116 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 153rd; the most babies were born in 1957 (1,025). Over the last ten years it has moved down 201 places. More babies were named Lucinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Lucia; "light" · Latin, Spanish, English
Say it loo-SIN-duh /luˈsɪndə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,750 girls, down 162 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 116girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19571,025 babies
- Total since 1880
- 38,412babies recorded
What does the name Lucinda mean?
Lucinda is an elaboration of Lucia (Lucy) with the literary ending -inda. Wiktionary and Wikipedia trace it to Cervantes, who used it for a character in Don Quixote (1605); it then appeared in other plays and novels. Lucia comes from Latin lux, "light". In the US Lucinda was used from the 19th century and was most common in the 1950s and 1960s.
lux (Latin, “light”)Lucia (Latin, “name from lux”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Lucy, Lucia, Cindy, Lucinde.
See also: Latin names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lucinda', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Lucy', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Lucinda (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Lucinda
The usual nicknames for Lucinda are Cindy and Lucy. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Lucinda in the last five years, 4393 were named Lucy, against 1164 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy · also for Cynthia | Traditional | #1,929 | 569 |
| Lucy · also for Lucia, Lucille, Luciana | Traditional | #25 | 25,390 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lucindas go by each one.
Lucinda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1957.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,750 | 116 |
| 2020 | #1,588 | 132 |
| 2010 | #1,257 | 191 |
| 2000 | #1,614 | 110 |
| 1990 | #1,107 | 158 |
| 1980 | #636 | 287 |
| 1970 | #381 | 624 |
| 1960 | #331 | 808 |
| 1950 | #272 | 792 |
| 1940 | #471 | 203 |
| 1930 | #577 | 141 |
| 1920 | #485 | 201 |
| 1910 | #358 | 123 |
| 1900 | #298 | 123 |
| 1890 | #247 | 101 |
| 1880 | #193 | 63 |
How popular is Lucinda, counting every spelling?
Lucinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,583 for girls in 2025, against #1,750 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lucinda?
116 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lucinda (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lucinda 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 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lucinda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lucinda?
About 26,200 people born in the US named Lucinda are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 45 and 71. That makes Lucinda a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Lucinda by state
How common Lucinda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (3.7×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), Ohio (1.9×). In 36 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 Lucinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lucinda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lucinda
What does Lucinda mean?
Lucinda means “from Lucia; "light"” (Latin, Spanish, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lucinda?
Lucinda was the 1750th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 116 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 153rd; the most babies were born in 1957 (1,025). Over the last ten years it has moved down 201 places. More babies were named Lucinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Lucinda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lucinda in the US.
Where is Lucinda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lucinda was most common in Indiana (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio.