The first name Lucinda

In 2025, 24 girls were named Lucinda, making it the 1,315th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 136 births (#277).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lucinda with other names.

In 2025, 116 girls born in the United States were named Lucinda, the 1,750th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 1,025 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Lucinda

• Cindy

• Lucinda Williams
  American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician, born 1953
• Lucinda Williams
  American athletics competitor (born 1937)
• Lucinda Brand
  Dutch cyclist, born 1989
• Lucinda Jenney
  American actress, born 1954
• Lucinda Green
  British equestrian, born 1953
• Lucinda Fredericks
  Australian equestrian, born 1965
• Lucinda Whitty
  Australian sailor, born 1989
• Lucinda Childs
  American choreographer and dancer (born 1940)
• Lucinda Dickey
  American actress and dancer, born 1960
• Elisa Lucinda
  Brazilian actress, poet, writer and singer, born 1958
• Lucinda Dryzek
  British actress, born 1991
• Lucinda A. McDade
  American botanist and curator (1953— )

• Olivia
• Emily
• Florence
• Anna
• Eva
• Lucy
• Eleanor
• Emilia
• Victoria
• Luna
• Julia
• Aurora
• Sara
• Clara
• Amy
• Annabelle

All 381 names of Latin origin

What does the name Lucinda mean?

Derived from Lucia with the suffix -inda, first used by Cervantes in Don Quixote (1605).

What is the origin of the name Lucinda?

Derived from Lucia with the suffix -inda, first used by Cervantes in Don Quixote (1605).

How popular is the name Lucinda?

In 2025, 24 girls born in England and Wales were named Lucinda, ranking 1,315th. Its peak was 1997, with 136 births.

What are nicknames for Lucinda?

Common nicknames for Lucinda include Cindy.

Is Lucinda a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 38,412 US babies named Lucinda since 1880 were girls.

When was Lucinda most popular?

1957 in the United States, when 1,025 babies were named Lucinda, its highest rank at 272nd.

How do you pronounce Lucinda?

Lucinda is /luˈsɪndə/, 3 syllables.