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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #143 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 569 girlsAKMaine: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 909 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNHWashington: #268 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsWAIdaho: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 750 girlsIDMontana: #129 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 546 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #100 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 418 girlsNDMinnesota: #300 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsMNIllinois: #404 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsILWisconsin: #302 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,189 girlsWIMichigan: #324 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsMINew York: #853 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,222 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedRIOregon: #165 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 823 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #89 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 345 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #73 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 295 girlsSDIowa: #126 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 663 girlsIAIndiana: #160 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 946 girlsINOhio: #385 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,141 girlsOHPennsylvania: #368 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #463 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsCAUtah: #144 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 717 girlsUTColorado: #266 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsCONebraska: #123 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 625 girlsNEMissouri: #143 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 766 girlsMOKentucky: #284 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsKYWest Virginia: #230 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsWVVirginia: #347 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsVAMaryland: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDEArizona: #306 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsAZNew Mexico: #330 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,601 girlsNMKansas: #147 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 733 girlsKSArkansas: #120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 552 girlsARTennessee: #240 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #463 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,555 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #215 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #77 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 373 girlsOKLouisiana: #136 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 734 girlsLAMississippi: #224 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsMSAlabama: #228 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsALGeorgia: #267 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,686 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedHITexas: #170 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 933 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#73 · 1 in 295
  2. Oklahoma#77 · 1 in 373
  3. Wyoming#89 · 1 in 345
  4. North Dakota#100 · 1 in 418
  5. Arkansas#120 · 1 in 552

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#73141 in 295
Oklahoma#77541 in 373
Wyoming#8981 in 345
North Dakota#100111 in 418
Arkansas#120231 in 552
Nebraska#123161 in 625
Iowa#126261 in 663
Montana#12981 in 546
Louisiana#136411 in 734
Alaska#14371 in 569
Missouri#143421 in 766
Utah#144201 in 717
Kansas#147201 in 733
Indiana#160361 in 946
Oregon#165191 in 823
Idaho#16881 in 750
Texas#1701431 in 933
Maine#18371 in 909
South Carolina#215151 in 1,189
Mississippi#224131 in 1,134
Alabama#228161 in 1,362
West Virginia#23071 in 1,404
Tennessee#240181 in 1,543
Colorado#266151 in 1,464
Georgia#267221 in 1,686
Washington#268181 in 1,536
Kentucky#284111 in 1,932
Minnesota#300131 in 2,195
Wisconsin#302141 in 2,189
Arizona#306141 in 1,642
Maryland#322111 in 2,192
Michigan#324241 in 2,386
New Mexico#33061 in 1,601
Florida#333291 in 2,250
Virginia#347141 in 2,354
Pennsylvania#368231 in 3,006
Ohio#385221 in 3,141
Illinois#404261 in 2,807
California#463651 in 3,112
North Carolina#463101 in 3,555
New York#853131 in 8,222
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
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 1985

girls
#269
934 births · 1 in 1,842 girls
boys
#1,866
31 births · 1 in 59,620 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #269Lacy934

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #1,866Lacy31
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,842 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #266Justine939
  2. #267Britney938
  3. #268Jeanette935
  4. #269Lacy934
  5. #270Elise933
  6. #271Sylvia931
  7. #272Rachelle925
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 59,620 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 75.4% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #1,834Ren32
  2. #1,834Vinson32
  3. #1,834Webster32
  4. #1,866Lacy31
  5. #1,866Abner31
  6. #1,866Allyn31
  7. #1,866Anil31
  8. #1,916Aarron30
  9. #1,916Anthoney30
  10. #1,916Apollo30

Tied with 49 names at #1,866; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →