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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #242, 1983peak #385, 1900girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsWAIdaho: #209 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 893 girlsIDMontana: #146 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 554 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #388 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,104 girlsMNIllinois: #593 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,618 girlsILWisconsin: #300 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsWIMichigan: #423 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,288 girlsMINew York: #958 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,718 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedRIOregon: #163 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 799 girlsORNevada: #283 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,380 girlsNVWyoming: #85 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 281 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedSDIowa: #232 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsIAIndiana: #229 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsINOhio: #332 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsOHPennsylvania: #424 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,300 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #604 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 4,302 girlsCAUtah: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsUTColorado: #419 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsCONebraska: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsNEMissouri: #182 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsMOKentucky: #168 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 966 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #352 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDEArizona: #459 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,626 girlsAZNew Mexico: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsNMKansas: #146 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 735 girlsKSArkansas: #198 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsARTennessee: #163 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 915 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #370 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,724 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #326 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #114 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 513 girlsOKLouisiana: #190 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsLAMississippi: #216 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsMSAlabama: #248 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsALGeorgia: #336 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,246 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedHITexas: #223 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsTXFlorida: #410 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,826 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#85 · 1 in 281
  2. Oklahoma#114 · 1 in 513
  3. Montana#146 · 1 in 554
  4. Kansas#146 · 1 in 735
  5. Oregon#163 · 1 in 799

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8561 in 281
Oklahoma#114341 in 513
Kansas#146191 in 735
Montana#14661 in 554
Oregon#163211 in 799
Tennessee#163331 in 915
Kentucky#168221 in 966
Missouri#182321 in 1,027
Louisiana#190241 in 1,058
Arkansas#198121 in 1,052
Nebraska#20291 in 1,021
Idaho#20961 in 893
Mississippi#216121 in 1,148
Texas#2231111 in 1,239
Indiana#229241 in 1,466
Iowa#232121 in 1,331
Alabama#248151 in 1,498
Nevada#28351 in 1,380
Wisconsin#300141 in 2,095
South Carolina#326101 in 2,003
Ohio#332301 in 2,363
New Mexico#33561 in 1,547
Georgia#336191 in 2,246
Utah#35271 in 1,936
Virginia#352161 in 2,362
Washington#357141 in 2,208
North Carolina#370151 in 2,724
Minnesota#38891 in 3,104
Florida#410281 in 2,826
Colorado#41981 in 2,596
Michigan#423191 in 3,288
Pennsylvania#424221 in 3,300
Arizona#459101 in 2,626
Illinois#593171 in 4,618
California#604611 in 4,302
New York#958141 in 8,718
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———

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 1990

girls
#354
753 births · 1 in 2,521 girls
boys
#2,255
31 births · 1 in 66,259 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #354Lacy753

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #2,255Lacy31
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,521 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 97.7% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #351Frances759
  2. #352Elena756
  3. #352Tierra756
  4. #354Lacy753
  5. #354Antoinette753
  6. #356Ericka749
  7. #357Brittni746
  8. #358Alyson741

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

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 66,259 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 76.2% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #2,214Tod32
  2. #2,214Vanessa32
  3. #2,214Waleed32
  4. #2,255Lacy31
  5. #2,255Alejandra31
  6. #2,255Alexandros31
  7. #2,255Allyn31
  8. #2,308Alexzander30
  9. #2,308Alphonse30
  10. #2,308Amer30

Tied with 52 names at #2,255; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →