Lucinda

Meaning: Light
Origin: Variant of Lucia (from Latin)

Nicknames: Cindy

Girl's name · #1750 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Lucinda — on the books since 1880, #1750 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 38,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Lucinda is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lucinda ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,337 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,095 in France (2025) · #2,276 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,274 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lucindas

Lucinda Williams — American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
Lucinda Riley — Irish writer (1965–2021)
Lucinda Brand — Dutch cyclist
Lucinda Jenney — American actress
Lucinda Green — British equestrian

In stories & tradition

Lucinda Price^es — Fallen (novel series)
Lucinda Croft — Home and Away (TV series)
Lucinda Walsh — As the World Turns (TV series)

What Lucindas become

Among 122 notable people named Lucinda:

Entertainers appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucinda Williams, American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician.

Spellings & nicknames

About 110 girls a year are given Cindy as their full name.

Similar names: Janie · Lucie · Malinda · Antonia · Minerva · Belinda

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