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Lucretia

/luˈkɹiʃə/ · 100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Lucretia has been given to about 10,430 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/luˈkɹiʃə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,729
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lucretia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1974 · 190
  • Born in 20258
  • All time10,430
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Lucretia?

Its best year was 1974, when 190 babies were given the name, ranking 747th. The typical living American called Lucretia is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Lucretia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lucia0.68
  2. Aurelia0.69
  3. Loretta0.58
  4. Eugenia0.59
  5. Cecelia0.59
  6. Celia0.59
  7. Leia0.59
  8. Lelia0.59

Middle names for Lucretia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lucretia Rose0.85
  2. Lucretia June0.84
  3. Lucretia Pearl0.84
  4. Lucretia Quinn0.84
  5. Lucretia Nell0.84
  6. Lucretia Wren0.83

Sibling names for Lucretia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.83
  2. Rudybrother · 0.83
  3. Myrasister · 0.83
  4. Georginasister · 0.83
  5. Frankieeither · 0.82
  6. Otisbrother · 0.81

Where Lucretia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lucretia White0.80
    2. Lucretia Reyes0.80
    3. Lucretia Nguyen0.80
    4. Lucretia Moore0.80
    5. Lucretia Hill0.80
    6. Lucretia Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lucretia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.