Lucero has been given to about 7,947 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1994, when 350 babies were given the name, ranking 647th. The typical living American called Lucero is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.