How Many People Are Named Lucita?
An estimated 130 people in the United States have the first name Lucita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Lucita peaked in popularity in 1962 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lucita 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 Lucita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
130
About 1 in 2,636,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1962
10 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lucita
Lucita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 188 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lucita as a female name
Ranked #18,473 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1962 (10 births)
Lucita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lucita span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 45 babies were registered. Lucita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lucita by Decade
How has Lucita 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.
Lucita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lucita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lucita
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Lucita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lucita?
We estimate approximately 130 people named Lucita 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 2,636,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Lucita a common name?
Lucita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lucita most popular?
Lucita reached peak popularity in 1962, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lucita is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lucita a female name?
Lucita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lucita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lucita Smith, Lucita Johnson, Lucita 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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