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Lucinda

Pronounced L UW0 S IH1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1957
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Lucinda?

Lucinda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 38,292 children — the 631st most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1957, when 1,025 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1957Girls: 1,025Boys: 5

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L UW0 S IH1 N D AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Lucinda

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Lucinda

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Lucinda?
Lucinda ranks 631st among girls' names in US records, with 38,292 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,341.
Is Lucinda a unisex name?
No. Lucinda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lucinda most popular?
1957, when 1,025 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.