Lucretia
According to Roman tradition, Lucretia, anglicized as Lucrece, was a noblewoman in ancient Rome. Sextus Tarquinius (Tarquin), the king's son, raped Lucretia, and her subsequent suicide precipitated a rebellion that overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman government from a kingdom to a republic.
- Ancient Roman
- Roman Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Lucretia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to Roman tradition, Lucretia, anglicized as Lucrece, was a noblewoman in ancient Rome. Sextus Tarquinius (Tarquin), the king's son, raped Lucretia, and her subsequent suicide precipitated a rebellion that overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman government from a kingdom to a republic.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Roman Mythology
The Story of Lucretia
The earliest SSA record of Lucretia as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 29 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 190 newborns named Lucretia — #746 in the national rankings. Lucretia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lucretia
Lucretia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lucretia's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #746. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucretia'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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