How Many People Are Named Lucero?
An estimated 7,626 people in the United States have the first name Lucero. It is predominantly female (97.3%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Lucero peaked in popularity in 1994 with 350 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lucero as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lucero paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Lucero is overwhelmingly female, 212 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,626
About 1 in 44,945 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.3% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1994
350 births
Total Registered
7,799
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lucero
Lucero is predominantly female (97.3%), though 212 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lucero as a male name
Ranked #7,554 in 2023
11 male births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (21 births)
Lucero as a female name
Ranked #1,664 in 2024
123 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (334 births)
Lucero: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lucero span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,759 babies were registered. Lucero has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lucero by Decade
How has Lucero tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lucero by State
Birth registrations for Lucero span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, South Carolina. On average, about 251 Luceros were registered per state.
Lucero + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucero as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lucero
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lucero: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucero?
We estimate approximately 7,626 people named Lucero are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 44,945 Americans share this first name.
Is Lucero a common name?
Lucero is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,799 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lucero most popular?
Lucero reached peak popularity in 1994, when 350 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lucero is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lucero a female name?
Lucero is predominantly female. 97.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lucero Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lucero Smith, Lucero Johnson, Lucero Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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