Lucrecia

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A few things about Lucrecia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lucrecia

Lucrecia Martel

Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer

Choose Lucrecia and your child shares a first name with Lucrecia Martel, an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lucrecia, like who?” Lucrecia Martel's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Gabriel Marchi from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 270,270 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lucrecia, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lucrecia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLucrecia first shows up in US birth records in 1916, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 109 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1970, when it ranked #2,395. Today it's #13,208, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendLucrecia has slipped 4,802 places over the last five years and now sits at #13,208. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Lucrecia

Lucrecia is a girl name of Latin and Spanish origin. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-cia”. US birth records list Lucrecia for girls from 1916 to 2025, in 96 of those 110 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #2,395 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #13,208, with 6 babies.

Origin:Latin namesSpanish names