Lucinda
Girl name · 201 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Lucinda: 201 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 12 births in 1992.
From Latin roots, Lucinda is a feminine elaboration of Lucius, meaning "light" or "to shine," closely related to Lucia and Lucy, carrying a radiant, luminous quality. The name gained literary prominence through Miguel de Cervantes’ *Don Quixote*, where Lucinda appears as a beautiful and tragic lover, and later shone on screen via actress Lucinda Dickey, star of 1980s dance films like *Breakin’*. While no major places directly share the name, the root “lux” appears in countless locations like Luxembourg and Lucerne. Interestingly, Lucinda saw a modest Scottish revival in the early 2000s, perhaps inspired by songwriter Lucinda Williams, whose poetic grit added a modern edge to this classic, light-filled name.
Girl 33 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 199212 babies
- Latest (2012)
- #8153 babies
- Total births
- 201since 1974
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 30%vs prior 5y