Lucinda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Lucinda is a female given name of Latin origin, meaning light. It can be abbreviated as Lucy or Cindy.

From Wikipedia

Lucinda first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 1,025 babies (rank #272 that year). In 2024 it was given to 118 girls (rank #1,717). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lucinda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lucinda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

38,292

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,025

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lucinda

Lucinda Williamsrecording artist · b. 1953

Share your Lucinda story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Lucinda in 2024

Other girls' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	63	#193
1881	88	#153
1882	93	#166
1883	92	#174
1884	86	#204
1885	84	#216
1886	90	#211
1887	92	#218
1888	97	#236
1889	84	#258
1890	101	#247
1891	98	#246
1892	122	#243
1893	87	#289
1894	104	#272
1895	98	#284
1896	124	#256
1897	96	#297
1898	118	#282
1899	94	#309
1900	123	#298
1901	95	#307
1902	91	#329
1903	92	#323
1904	101	#324
1905	107	#325
1906	106	#328
1907	105	#341
1908	112	#337
1909	103	#359
1910	123	#358
1911	120	#370
1912	146	#380
1913	159	#383
1914	138	#467
1915	182	#457
1916	215	#428
1917	186	#480
1918	185	#499
1919	188	#490
1920	201	#485
1921	168	#549
1922	184	#516
1923	201	#488
1924	164	#572
1925	179	#532
1926	163	#556
1927	139	#603
1928	157	#562
1929	159	#542
1930	141	#577
1931	111	#629
1932	128	#582
1933	120	#590
1934	132	#559
1935	141	#542
1936	128	#587
1937	156	#531
1938	157	#545
1939	169	#517
1940	203	#471
1941	273	#417
1942	282	#431
1943	334	#400
1944	314	#404
1945	360	#371
1946	410	#375
1947	596	#319
1948	752	#279
1949	843	#265
1950	792	#272
1951	797	#278
1952	908	#265
1953	978	#260
1954	997	#264
1955	846	#300
1956	923	#294
1957	1,025	#272
1958	899	#298
1959	823	#328
1960	808	#331
1961	812	#330
1962	721	#354
1963	679	#370
1964	689	#360
1965	613	#369
1966	522	#405
1967	504	#416
1968	593	#374
1969	756	#329
1970	624	#381
1971	527	#408
1972	420	#448
1973	359	#491
1974	349	#504
1975	319	#541
1976	287	#572
1977	242	#659
1978	252	#645
1979	265	#659
1980	287	#636
1981	293	#620
1982	244	#714
1983	231	#722
1984	228	#723
1985	231	#750
1986	200	#832
1987	163	#973
1988	156	#1,033
1989	170	#1,011
1990	158	#1,107
1991	136	#1,247
1992	109	#1,458
1993	103	#1,526
1994	98	#1,569
1995	92	#1,619
1996	93	#1,649
1997	113	#1,460
1998	74	#2,021
1999	135	#1,332
2000	110	#1,613
2001	112	#1,636
2002	145	#1,341
2003	128	#1,524
2004	117	#1,660
2005	128	#1,595
2006	137	#1,579
2007	166	#1,428
2008	183	#1,342
2009	166	#1,417
2010	191	#1,257
2011	165	#1,387
2012	187	#1,280
2013	165	#1,397
2014	144	#1,522
2015	143	#1,549
2016	192	#1,268
2017	154	#1,463
2018	132	#1,619
2019	130	#1,634
2020	131	#1,597
2021	126	#1,659
2022	108	#1,879
2023	107	#1,871
2024	118	#1,717