girl's name
Lucero
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,947
Lucero is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 147 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1994, when 350 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 22,554 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Lucero over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 113 |
| 1980s | 413 |
| 1990s | 2,759 |
| 2000s | 2,292 |
| 2010s | 1,526 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 834 |
How popular is Lucero?
In 2025, Lucero was given to 147 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lucero
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lucero also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lucero over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lucero
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lucero — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lucero
How popular is the name Lucero?
In 2025, Lucero was given to 147 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lucero a girl's or a boy's name?
Lucero is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lucero?
Lucero has 3 syllables.
When was Lucero most popular?
Lucero peaked in 1994, when 350 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lucero a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lucero currently ranks #1,517 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.