Lucero
Lucero is a given name. Notable people with the name include
Meaning & Origin of Lucero
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucero is a given name. Notable people with the name include
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The Story of Lucero
Lucero first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 334 Luceros were born — ranking #647 that year. As of 2026, Lucero ranks #1,557 for baby girls with 136 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 8K Luceros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lucero
Lucero is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Lucero's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #647. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucero's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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