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

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Peak · girls
1983 · 972 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,211
since 1880

Lacy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #242, 1983peak #385, 1900girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,58367—
2024#3,01354—
2023#2,82360—
2022#2,55469—
2021#2,13188#9,7147
2020#2,50069—
2019#2,50870—
2018#1,869108#9,6707
2017#1,876108—
2016#1,743119—
2015#1,437160#12,0865
2014#1,479151#9,6427
2013#1,440156#12,1365
2012#1,539143—
2011#1,540142#12,2875
2010#1,367170#7,08711
2009#1,246198#6,80212
2008#1,231205#7,69810
2007#1,003263#8,1739
2006#1,042246#7,42710
2005#940263—
2004#890273#8,9277
2003#825297#4,81516
2002#1,121186—
2001#1,014211#9,2436
2000#1,021206#5,29713
1999#914231#6,5309
1998#911231#7,5607
1997#762277#4,24615
1996#767276#4,61313
1995#651330#3,69317
1994#556432#3,75117
1993#476534#2,94323
1992#424594#2,90923
1991#371695#2,68325
1990#354753#2,25531
1989#349736#1,99336
1988#329749#2,19728
1987#290838#2,11528
1986#291853#2,29024
1985#269934#1,86631
1984#260940#1,93328
1983#242972#1,78731
1982#253988#1,99927
1981#290833#1,99627
1980#406562#1,69534
1979#475427#1,43542
1978#441453#1,79429
1977#891159#1,57135
1976#877152#1,34643
1975#707210#1,59332
1974#1,48666#1,22946
1973#1,45066#1,32939
1972#1,41469#1,19647
1971#2,03541#1,33040
1970#1,40774#1,22246
1969#1,57257#1,11049
1968#1,77644#87568
1967#2,21229#1,04349
1966#2,14730#1,07347
1965#1,91436#94261
1964#2,41226#1,01655
1963#2,09432#97160
1962#1,62748#1,09149
1961#2,47424#1,01359
1960#2,82019#97361
1959#2,67819#87576
1958#2,58120#95064
1957#2,34723#86176
1956#2,92916#84079
1955#2,63518#87471
1954#2,59218#90267
1953#2,36320#81977
1952#3,7969#71796
1951#2,47417#81375
1950#2,78114#71891
1949#2,99912#78277
1948#2,49116#71388
1947#2,76914#69699
1946#3,03411#68589
1945#2,06017#74967
1944#1,60926#65889
1943#2,07918#65096
1942#1,80422#65296
1941#2,09616#63692
1940#2,57211#67381
1939#2,03816#63686
1938#1,87318#75266
1937#1,73520#575100
1936#2,03215#62587
1935#1,91717#581100
1934#2,56711#61593
1933#1,65821#70373
1932#1,63422#581104
1931#1,94117#66780
1930#2,55212#605102
1929#2,01117#61098
1928#2,19416#62197
1927#1,93520#573116
1926#2,56913#608106
1925#1,37634#562121
1924#1,92621#568125
1923#1,42832#640100
1922#1,68225#594118
1921#1,51430#589116
1920#1,47030#609107
1919#1,44529#63891
1918#1,45129#579110
1917#1,40228#561110
1916#1,33230#542111
1915#1,47524#60989
1914#1,34422#56279
1913#1,02028#56060
1912#1,11722#49165
1911#1,30013#53331
1910#84526#48033
1909#93519#54523
1908#1,08414#43830
1907#94516#41730
1906#96515#43126
1905#96815#54918
1904#96514#45222
1903#1,2049#41123
1902#1,02412#44022
1901#69921#48716
1900#94116#38533
1899#93512#50215
1898#84016#8048
1897#1,2637#43819
1896#90313#50017
1895#77017#60912
1894#81214#38723
1893#76715#65010
1892#86112#45818
1891#89310#47614
1890#82511#43417
1889#1,2795#62810
1888#1,1366#55413
1887#1,0366#6798
1886#9936#60510
1885#8427#54712
1884—#7647
1883—#7207
1882—#57611
1881—#56310
1880#7386#6409
First appearance
1880

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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 633 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNHWashington: #225 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsWAIdaho: #107 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 456 girlsIDMontana: #129 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 523 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #103 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 445 girlsNDMinnesota: #187 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsMNIllinois: #278 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsILWisconsin: #233 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,605 girlsWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsMINew York: #632 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,143 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedRIOregon: #204 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #99 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 380 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 736 girlsSDIowa: #132 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 657 girlsIAIndiana: #154 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 914 girlsINOhio: #389 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsOHPennsylvania: #304 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #404 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsCAUtah: #139 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 701 girlsUTColorado: #170 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 909 girlsCONebraska: #104 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 516 girlsNEMissouri: #167 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 939 girlsMOKentucky: #217 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsKYWest Virginia: #219 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsWVVirginia: #418 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsVAMaryland: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDEArizona: #460 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,911 girlsAZNew Mexico: #364 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsNMKansas: #96 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 444 girlsKSArkansas: #185 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 996 girlsARTennessee: #173 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 951 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #410 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #210 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #81 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 397 girlsOKLouisiana: #136 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 716 girlsLAMississippi: #199 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 953 girlsMSAlabama: #277 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsALGeorgia: #273 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedHITexas: #187 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsTXFlorida: #344 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#81 · 1 in 397
  2. Kansas#96 · 1 in 444
  3. Wyoming#99 · 1 in 380
  4. North Dakota#103 · 1 in 445
  5. Nebraska#104 · 1 in 516

Best ever in a state: #70 in Oklahoma, 1984.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#81551 in 397
Kansas#96351 in 444
Wyoming#9981 in 380
North Dakota#103111 in 445
Nebraska#104201 in 516
Idaho#107141 in 456
Montana#12991 in 523
Iowa#132281 in 657
Louisiana#136431 in 716
Utah#139221 in 701
Indiana#154371 in 914
Alaska#16461 in 633
South Dakota#16461 in 736
Missouri#167341 in 939
Colorado#170241 in 909
Tennessee#173291 in 951
Arkansas#185131 in 996
Minnesota#187251 in 1,119
Texas#1871271 in 1,010
Mississippi#199161 in 953
Oregon#204151 in 1,065
South Carolina#210161 in 1,110
Kentucky#217171 in 1,325
West Virginia#21981 in 1,338
Washington#225211 in 1,299
Wisconsin#233191 in 1,605
Georgia#273211 in 1,671
Alabama#277131 in 1,674
Illinois#278391 in 1,866
Pennsylvania#304301 in 2,265
Florida#344251 in 2,354
Maryland#35591 in 2,503
New Mexico#36451 in 1,890
Ohio#389211 in 3,279
California#404731 in 2,571
North Carolina#410111 in 3,033
Virginia#41891 in 3,420
Michigan#448141 in 3,946
Arizona#46071 in 2,911
New York#632201 in 5,143
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1983 at #242 (972 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1975–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,714
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 41.6% of all girls named Lacy (8,405) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1969
  • Mostly boys until 1968, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s36#738 (1880)#1,004
1890s127#767 (1893)#887
1900s151#699 (1901)#973
1910s251#845 (1910)#1,273
1920s238#1,376 (1925)#1,811
1930s169#1,634 (1932)#1,995
1940s163#1,609 (1944)#2,351
1950s174#2,347 (1957)#2,718
1960s345#1,572 (1969)#2,105
1970s1,717#441 (1978)#1,118
1980s8,405#242 (1983)#298
1990s4,353#354 (1990)#619
2000s2,348#825 (2003)#1,033
2010s1,327#1,367 (2010)#1,680
2020s407#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 1983

girls
#242
972 births · 1 in 1,719 girls
boys
#1,787
31 births · 1 in 57,825 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #242Lacy972

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #1,787Lacy31
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,719 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #239Lydia1,023
  2. #240Grace997
  3. #241Marisa995
  4. #242Lacy972
  5. #242Brianna972
  6. #244Charlene961
  7. #245Sonia959
  8. #246Ellen953

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 57,825 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 75.7% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #1,748Samer32
  2. #1,748Tod32
  3. #1,748Vijay32
  4. #1,787Lacy31
  5. #1,787Akil31
  6. #1,787Amon31
  7. #1,787Bernie31
  8. #1,822Aharon30
  9. #1,822Amado30
  10. #1,822Bailey30

Tied with 34 names at #1,787; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1983 →