Lucky
- #4,172 for girls in 2025, 34 births
- #1,571 for boys in 2025, 108 births
- Given to boys 85.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 48 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,624since 1912
Lucky over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,172 | 34 | #1,571 | 108 |
| 2024 | #5,148 | 25 | #1,856 | 87 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #2,769 | 46 |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | #2,408 | 58 |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | #2,079 | 70 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #2,759 | 44 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #2,694 | 47 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #2,748 | 44 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #2,755 | 44 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #2,335 | 56 |
| 2015 | — | #2,722 | 44 | |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #2,370 | 54 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #3,265 | 33 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #3,059 | 37 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #2,798 | 42 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #2,212 | 59 |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #2,401 | 53 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #2,291 | 57 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #2,139 | 63 |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | #1,919 | 70 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #1,869 | 68 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #1,880 | 65 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | #2,470 | 42 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #1,998 | 55 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #2,346 | 42 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #2,068 | 45 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #1,964 | 46 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #1,764 | 52 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #2,055 | 40 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #3,042 | 22 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #1,867 | 42 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #2,628 | 25 |
| 1989 | — | #2,690 | 23 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #2,146 | 29 |
| 1987 | — | #3,072 | 16 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #2,601 | 20 |
| 1985 | — | #2,293 | 23 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,232 | 23 | |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #2,166 | 24 |
| 1981 | — | #1,899 | 29 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,003 | 27 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,823 | 28 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,593 | 32 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,549 | 15 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,653 | 28 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,603 | 29 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,745 | 26 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,058 | 19 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #1,506 | 27 |
| 1967 | — | #1,287 | 34 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,401 | 30 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,318 | 34 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,350 | 34 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #1,426 | 30 |
| 1962 | — | #1,295 | 36 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,496 | 29 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,098 | 50 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,916 | 18 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,345 | 33 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #1,157 | 43 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #1,273 | 35 |
| 1954 | — | #1,112 | 45 | |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #1,058 | 47 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #1,195 | 38 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #1,332 | 31 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,110 | 40 |
| 1948 | — | #1,231 | 34 | |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #1,014 | 50 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #1,196 | 34 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #927 | 48 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #1,055 | 39 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #1,140 | 36 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | — | #1,411 | 23 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1939 | — | #1,958 | 13 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,521 | 20 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,611 | 22 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | — | #2,132 | 15 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,389 | 11 | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Lucky! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Lucky is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wisconsin#785 · 1 in 4,686
- Minnesota#807 · 1 in 4,900
- California#1,040 · 1 in 8,774
- Pennsylvania#1,231 · 1 in 10,452
- Texas#1,294 · 1 in 11,670
Best ever in a state: #433 in Michigan, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #785 | 5 | 1 in 4,686 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| California | #1,040 | 20 | 1 in 8,774 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 5 | 1 in 10,452 |
| Texas | #1,294 | 15 | 1 in 11,670 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 1,188 spots since 2020 (#2,759 → #1,571)
- Biggest jump: 128 spots in 1945
- Biggest drop: 269 spots in 1946
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1945 at #927 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1945
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,816
- Highest: 1 in 15,816 boys born in 2025 were named Lucky (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #927 in 1945, was only 1 in 28,039 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 15.5% of all boys named Lucky (562) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 | #2,269 (1912) | #2,836 |
| 1920s | 160 | #1,468 (1927) | #2,152 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,521 (1938) | #2,205 |
| 1940s | 343 | #927 (1945) | #1,232 |
| 1950s | 355 | #1,058 (1953) | #1,307 |
| 1960s | 320 | #1,098 (1960) | #1,431 |
| 1970s | 243 | #1,593 (1975) | #1,974 |
| 1980s | 232 | #1,899 (1981) | #2,368 |
| 1990s | 385 | #1,764 (1996) | #2,225 |
| 2000s | 562 | #1,869 (2005) | #2,145 |
| 2010s | 460 | #2,212 (2010) | #2,696 |
| 2020s | 413 | #1,571 (2025) | #2,240 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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