Fun Facts About the Name Lucero
- More than 7 thousand babies named Lucero: U.S. records list 7,946 babies given the name Lucero from 1880 through 2025. Even 218 boys received the name Lucero - about 1 boy for every 35 girls.
What Does the Name Lucero Mean?
Lucero is a Spanish name meaning "morning star." It comes from the Spanish common noun lucero, the bright star seen before sunrise - in practice, the planet Venus. The noun descends from Latin lucifer, literally "light-bringer," which joins lux (genitive lucis), "light," with ferre, "to bring" or "to carry." The literal sense is therefore "light-bringer," while the customary Spanish meaning is the morning star.
In Latin, lucifer was an ordinary word for the morning star and could also work as an adjective meaning "light-bringing," not specifically a name for the devil. Spanish lucero keeps the astronomical sense and can also refer to any bright star or to a light that serves as a guide. It is a distinct word from the personal names Lucía and Luciano, although all three go back to the same Latin root lux, "light."
Lucero Name History & Origins
The word lucero has been part of Spanish since the medieval period, inherited from Latin lucifer. In Latin, Lucifer served as a name for the morning star, and the Latin Bible calls the fallen "day star" of Isaiah 14:12 by that word. Early Christian writers read the passage as referring to the devil, which is how English "Lucifer" took on its diabolical sense. Spanish kept lucero as the everyday word for the morning star, so the Spanish name does not carry that dark association.
As a personal name, Lucero is used in Spain and Latin America. It appears as a surname in Spanish-speaking countries and in the Philippines, and as a given name it is most often feminine in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, though it is also given to boys. In Mexican popular culture the name is familiar as the stage name of the singer and actress known simply as Lucero, and it is also the name of an American band from Memphis.
How Popular is the Name Lucero?
Lucero recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1994. Its best rank was #647 in 1994.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,515 | 141 | 0.0088% |
| 2024 | #1,664 | 123 | 0.0076% |
| 2023 | #1,468 | 150 | 0.0094% |
| 2022 | #1,494 | 146 | 0.0089% |
| 2021 | #1,644 | 127 | 0.0077% |
| 2020 | #1,651 | 125 | 0.0077% |
| 2019 | #1,742 | 119 | 0.0071% |
| 2018 | #1,527 | 143 | 0.0084% |
| 2017 | #1,598 | 137 | 0.0079% |
| 2016 | #1,641 | 133 | 0.0075% |
| 2015 | #1,819 | 115 | 0.0064% |
| 2014 | #1,688 | 125 | 0.0070% |
| 2013 | #1,395 | 166 | 0.0095% |
| 2012 | #1,407 | 164 | 0.0093% |
| 2011 | #1,222 | 197 | 0.0112% |
| 2010 | #1,141 | 215 | 0.0121% |
| 2009 | #1,046 | 249 | 0.0136% |
| 2008 | #1,078 | 243 | 0.0129% |
| 2007 | #957 | 284 | 0.0148% |
| 2006 | #975 | 268 | 0.0141% |
| 2005 | #968 | 254 | 0.0137% |
| 2004 | #1,256 | 173 | 0.0094% |
| 2003 | #1,129 | 195 | 0.0107% |
| 2002 | #1,037 | 209 | 0.0116% |
| 2001 | #1,129 | 186 | 0.0103% |
| 2000 | #1,070 | 194 | 0.0107% |
| 1999 | #1,056 | 192 | 0.0108% |
| 1998 | #869 | 243 | 0.0138% |
| 1997 | #867 | 236 | 0.0136% |
| 1996 | #762 | 278 | 0.0159% |
| 1995 | #727 | 282 | 0.0160% |
| 1994 | #647 | 334 | 0.0187% |
| 1993 | #691 | 313 | 0.0173% |
| 1992 | #781 | 264 | 0.0143% |
| 1991 | #774 | 266 | 0.0142% |
| 1990 | #867 | 227 | 0.0120% |
| 1989 | #1,353 | 114 | 0.0062% |
| 1988 | #3,013 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #2,255 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1986 | #2,656 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #2,342 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1984 | #3,475 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #3,205 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #4,457 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #3,197 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #4,081 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #3,498 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #3,856 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #5,719 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #4,492 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #5,025 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #5,590 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #5,054 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #6,954 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #7,595 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #8,136 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #7,140 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,475 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #7,554 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #13,299 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,380 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,642 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,800 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #11,506 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #6,918 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #7,184 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,381 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,641 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #5,921 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,879 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #4,423 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,026 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #3,324 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #3,550 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,069 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #8,967 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #4,697 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #5,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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