girl's name

Lucretia

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 10,453

Lucretia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Lucretia is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1974, when 190 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Lucretia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,568
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lucretia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 365
1890s 302
1900s 319
1910s 657
1920s 902
1930s 841
1940s 1,288
1950s 1,311
1960s 1,552
1970s 1,568
1980s 842
1990s 365
2000s 70
2010s 40
2020s (to 2025) 8

How popular is Lucretia?

In 2025, Lucretia was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Lucretia is used

France #6,424 5 in 2020
England & Wales #6,864 3 in 2025
United States #11,219 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Lucretia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lucretia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lucretia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lucretia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lucretia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lucretia

How popular is the name Lucretia?

In 2025, Lucretia was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Lucretia a girl's or a boy's name?

Lucretia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lucretia?

Lucretia has 3 syllables.

When was Lucretia most popular?

Lucretia peaked in 1974, when 190 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Lucretia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lucretia currently ranks #6,864 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.