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Lucinda

girl name
Origin
Latin
Syllables
3
Peak era
1950s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

light

Goes by Cindy, Lucy

Lucinda around the world

One shared root links 10 names across 5 languages.

Shared root: from Latin lux "light", through the Roman Lucius and its feminine Lucia

The constellation

LucindaEnglish · related formLucyEnglishLucieFrenchLucilleFrenchLuciusLatinLucianEnglishLucienFrenchLucianoItalianLucioSpanish

More branches

LucileFrench · variant

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lucinda peaked in the 1950s.

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Popularity in Brazil

9,134 people · the #1,829 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 22,222 · median age 64

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Lucinda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Lucinda

Most people given the name Lucinda in the United States were born between 1950 and 1989. The Lucinda you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Lucinda

Miranda Camilla Claudia Clarissa Olivia Amanda

The Lucinda deep dive

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