Gender
Female
Origin
- French
- From the Latin Lucretia Historically a Roman matron who committed suicide as a public protest against dishonor: from the Renaissance era - Lucrezia Borgia who was sister to Cesare Borgia.
From the Latin name Lucretia; Lucrece goes back to the Renaissance era (Lucrezia Borgia was sister to Cesare Borgia).
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lucrece
Pronunciation
l(u)-cre-ce, luc-rece
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1940 (rank #418, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 1935 (rank #371, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | 5 |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
| 2015 | – | 3 |
| 2014 | – | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence