Lacy
#2,583 for girls in 2025, 67 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #9,714
Given to girls 75.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1983 · 972 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,211since 1880
Lacy over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,583 | 67 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,013 | 54 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,823 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,554 | 69 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,131 | 88 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2020 | #2,500 | 69 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,508 | 70 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,869 | 108 | #9,670 | 7 |
| 2017 | #1,876 | 108 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,743 | 119 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 160 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #1,479 | 151 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #1,440 | 156 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #1,539 | 143 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,540 | 142 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #1,367 | 170 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2009 | #1,246 | 198 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #1,231 | 205 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #1,003 | 263 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #1,042 | 246 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #940 | 263 | — | |
| 2004 | #890 | 273 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #825 | 297 | #4,815 | 16 |
| 2002 | #1,121 | 186 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,014 | 211 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #1,021 | 206 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | #914 | 231 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #911 | 231 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #762 | 277 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #767 | 276 | #4,613 | 13 |
| 1995 | #651 | 330 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #556 | 432 | #3,751 | 17 |
| 1993 | #476 | 534 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1992 | #424 | 594 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #371 | 695 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1990 | #354 | 753 | #2,255 | 31 |
| 1989 | #349 | 736 | #1,993 | 36 |
| 1988 | #329 | 749 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1987 | #290 | 838 | #2,115 | 28 |
| 1986 | #291 | 853 | #2,290 | 24 |
| 1985 | #269 | 934 | #1,866 | 31 |
| 1984 | #260 | 940 | #1,933 | 28 |
| 1983 | #242 | 972 | #1,787 | 31 |
| 1982 | #253 | 988 | #1,999 | 27 |
| 1981 | #290 | 833 | #1,996 | 27 |
| 1980 | #406 | 562 | #1,695 | 34 |
| 1979 | #475 | 427 | #1,435 | 42 |
| 1978 | #441 | 453 | #1,794 | 29 |
| 1977 | #891 | 159 | #1,571 | 35 |
| 1976 | #877 | 152 | #1,346 | 43 |
| 1975 | #707 | 210 | #1,593 | 32 |
| 1974 | #1,486 | 66 | #1,229 | 46 |
| 1973 | #1,450 | 66 | #1,329 | 39 |
| 1972 | #1,414 | 69 | #1,196 | 47 |
| 1971 | #2,035 | 41 | #1,330 | 40 |
| 1970 | #1,407 | 74 | #1,222 | 46 |
| 1969 | #1,572 | 57 | #1,110 | 49 |
| 1968 | #1,776 | 44 | #875 | 68 |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 | #1,043 | 49 |
| 1966 | #2,147 | 30 | #1,073 | 47 |
| 1965 | #1,914 | 36 | #942 | 61 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #1,016 | 55 |
| 1963 | #2,094 | 32 | #971 | 60 |
| 1962 | #1,627 | 48 | #1,091 | 49 |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | #1,013 | 59 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #973 | 61 |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #950 | 64 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #861 | 76 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #840 | 79 |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | #874 | 71 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #902 | 67 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #819 | 77 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #717 | 96 |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 | #813 | 75 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #718 | 91 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #782 | 77 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #713 | 88 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #696 | 99 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #685 | 89 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #749 | 67 |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | #658 | 89 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | #650 | 96 |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | #652 | 96 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #636 | 92 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #673 | 81 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #636 | 86 |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 | #752 | 66 |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 | #575 | 100 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #625 | 87 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #581 | 100 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #615 | 93 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | #703 | 73 |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | #581 | 104 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | #667 | 80 |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | #605 | 102 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #610 | 98 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #621 | 97 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #573 | 116 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #608 | 106 |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | #562 | 121 |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | #568 | 125 |
| 1923 | #1,428 | 32 | #640 | 100 |
| 1922 | #1,682 | 25 | #594 | 118 |
| 1921 | #1,514 | 30 | #589 | 116 |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | #609 | 107 |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | #638 | 91 |
| 1918 | #1,451 | 29 | #579 | 110 |
| 1917 | #1,402 | 28 | #561 | 110 |
| 1916 | #1,332 | 30 | #542 | 111 |
| 1915 | #1,475 | 24 | #609 | 89 |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | #562 | 79 |
| 1913 | #1,020 | 28 | #560 | 60 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | #491 | 65 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #533 | 31 |
| 1910 | #845 | 26 | #480 | 33 |
| 1909 | #935 | 19 | #545 | 23 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #438 | 30 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | #417 | 30 |
| 1906 | #965 | 15 | #431 | 26 |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | #549 | 18 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #452 | 22 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #411 | 23 |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | #440 | 22 |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | #487 | 16 |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | #385 | 33 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | #502 | 15 |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | #438 | 19 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | #500 | 17 |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 | #609 | 12 |
| 1894 | #812 | 14 | #387 | 23 |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | #458 | 18 |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #476 | 14 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #434 | 17 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #554 | 13 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #679 | 8 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #605 | 10 |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #547 | 12 |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #640 | 9 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lacy was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lacy is popular in 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#396 · 1 in 4,416
Best ever in a state: #70 in Oklahoma, 1984.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #396 | 9 | 1 in 4,416 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lacy
- 430 spots since 2024 (#3,013 → #2,583)
- 83 spots since 2020 (#2,500 → #2,583)
- 1,146 spots since 2015 (#1,437 → #2,583)
- Biggest jump: 779 spots in 1975 (#1,486 → #707)
- Biggest drop: 455 spots in 1911 (#845 → #1,300)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1983 at #242 (972 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1975–1999
- Highest: 1 in 1,714 girls born in 1982 were named Lacy (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 23,989 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #242 in 1983, was only 1 in 1,719 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 41.6% of all girls named Lacy (8,405) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1968, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 | #738 (1880) | #1,004 |
| 1890s | 127 | #767 (1893) | #887 |
| 1900s | 151 | #699 (1901) | #973 |
| 1910s | 251 | #845 (1910) | #1,273 |
| 1920s | 238 | #1,376 (1925) | #1,811 |
| 1930s | 169 | #1,634 (1932) | #1,995 |
| 1940s | 163 | #1,609 (1944) | #2,351 |
| 1950s | 174 | #2,347 (1957) | #2,718 |
| 1960s | 345 | #1,572 (1969) | #2,105 |
| 1970s | 1,717 | #441 (1978) | #1,118 |
| 1980s | 8,405 | #242 (1983) | #298 |
| 1990s | 4,353 | #354 (1990) | #619 |
| 2000s | 2,348 | #825 (2003) | #1,033 |
| 2010s | 1,327 | #1,367 (2010) | #1,680 |
| 2020s | 407 | #2,131 (2021) | #2,601 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lacy in 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 35,805 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 76.2% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,347Tennie35
- #1,347Vella35
- #1,347Vonnie35
- #1,376Lacy34
- #1,376Alvira34
- #1,376Ardyce34
- #1,376Armida34
- #1,409Albertina33
- #1,409Alexandria33
- #1,409Arbutus33
Tied with 32 names at #1,376; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 9,222 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 88.5% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).