Lucy

#24 for girls in 2025, 6,176 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 6,176 births
Debut · girls
590 births
In top 100 · girls
61 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
236,969
since 1880

Lucy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201910girlsat peak
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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#246,176#8,9108
2024#345,425—
2023#404,884—
2022#484,448#12,3305
2021#484,457—
2020#504,369#8,0679
2019#484,477—
2018#514,378—
2017#524,604—
2016#554,604—
2015#554,558#12,0865
2014#614,299#10,7176
2013#663,948—
2012#663,818—
2011#733,704—
2010#753,634—
2009#1013,180#10,9946
2008#1123,075—
2007#1352,570—
2006#1532,259—
2005#1721,965—
2004#2031,643#7,5369
2003#2201,475—
2002#2591,211—
2001#3061,041—
2000#324980—
1999#364815—
1998#392700—
1997#378700—
1996#405647—
1995#445576—
1994#472536—
1993#480524—
1992#474521—
1991#471520—
1990#449551#6,4157
1989#447544#5,6158
1988#440515—
1987#439506—
1986#429501#5,9266
1985#449487#6,5235
1984#479426—
1983#483409#6,2385
1982#458466—
1981#485434—
1980#480439—
1979#536350#5,3556
1978#587291—
1977#564311—
1976#514346—
1975#530326—
1974#472383—
1973#500348—
1972#450415—
1971#469426—
1970#438504—
1969#391580—
1968#336671—
1967#336687—
1966#323754#3,5376
1965#307870—
1964#299949—
1963#302936—
1962#2881,008—
1961#2791,086—
1960#2671,130—
1959#2531,206#3,2907
1958#2411,252#3,5596
1957#2281,351#2,8229
1956#2221,362—
1955#2151,404—
1954#2011,531#3,8275
1953#2001,565#3,4256
1952#2031,415#3,7345
1951#2161,269#3,7145
1950#2071,289—
1949#1951,397—
1948#2021,342—
1947#2021,322—
1946#1941,236#3,5255
1945#1781,146#2,3939
1944#1791,207#3,4305
1943#1761,317#2,9647
1942#1731,335#2,9407
1941#1561,444#2,8727
1940#1541,382#2,32210
1939#1541,409#2,05012
1938#1541,428#1,97613
1937#1511,449#2,9057
1936#1471,446#3,1476
1935#1411,510#2,24611
1934#1341,647#1,93214
1933#1291,747#3,0047
1932#1281,829#1,92215
1931#1261,827#1,77017
1930#1192,121#1,96415
1929#1152,127#2,00215
1928#1122,322#1,61122
1927#1122,542#1,79619
1926#1062,545#2,18614
1925#1022,766#2,08915
1924#982,978#1,67522
1923#923,002#2,12315
1922#932,977#2,48612
1921#933,157#2,15215
1920#943,018#2,05216
1919#913,007#3,1158
1918#903,108#2,39812
1917#872,929#2,09114
1916#842,877#2,38911
1915#792,814#2,45810
1914#732,298#2,4578
1913#761,856#2,0928
1912#781,636#2,5445
1911#771,309—
1910#751,283#1,4216
1909#711,175—
1908#731,118#1,0218
1907#681,152#9998
1906#691,077#9278
1905#661,132—
1904#661,086#1,0646
1903#68990—
1902#651,065#1,0136
1901#61979#7798
1900#611,246#1,3105
1899#601,018#7868
1898#591,144#1,1215
1897#61984#9426
1896#591,074#1,1015
1895#611,016#8727
1894#571,077#9546
1893#561,036—
1892#551,057—
1891#53944#9635
1890#53973—
1889#54893—
1888#51964—
1887#51811—
1886#50817—
1885#52711—
1884#47787—
1883#48663—
1882#46673—
1881#44611#8665
1880#44590—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucy was already there! It came in at #44, and was given to 590 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1979, when fewer than 430 girls a year got the name.

Where Lucy is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #6 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11 girlsAKMaine: #53 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 163 girlsMEVermont: #37 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 97 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNHWashington: #81 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 301 girlsWAIdaho: #47 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 126 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #127 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 649 girlsMNIllinois: #128 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 707 girlsILWisconsin: #106 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 454 girlsWIMichigan: #164 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 868 girlsMINew York: #62 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 275 girlsNYMassachusetts: #66 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 301 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #77 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 252 girlsSDIowa: #155 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 817 girlsIAIndiana: #113 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 528 girlsINOhio: #111 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 576 girlsOHPennsylvania: #81 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 395 girlsPANew Jersey: #60 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 270 girlsNJConnecticut: #46 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 167 girlsCTCalifornia: #102 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 397 girlsCAUtah: #65 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 175 girlsUTColorado: #52 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 165 girlsCONebraska: #94 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 388 girlsNEMissouri: #126 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 546 girlsMOKentucky: #39 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 138 girlsKYWest Virginia: #60 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 197 girlsWVVirginia: #27 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 115 girlsVAMaryland: #84 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 367 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedDEArizona: #14 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 59 girlsAZNew Mexico: #11 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 61 girlsNMKansas: #144 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 683 girlsKSArkansas: #99 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 328 girlsARTennessee: #73 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 256 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #31 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 124 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #107 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 407 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #88 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 303 girlsOKLouisiana: #108 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 405 girlsLAMississippi: #62 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 218 girlsMSAlabama: #53 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 172 girlsALGeorgia: #63 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 211 girlsGAHawaii: #9 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 34 girlsHITexas: #96 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 371 girlsTXFlorida: #71 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 224 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#6 · 1 in 11
  2. Hawaii#9 · 1 in 34
  3. New Mexico#11 · 1 in 61
  4. Arizona#14 · 1 in 59
  5. Virginia#27 · 1 in 115

Best ever in a state: #2 in Montana, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#661 in 11
Hawaii#9111 in 34
New Mexico#11151 in 61
Arizona#14101 in 59
Virginia#27941 in 115
North Carolina#311021 in 124
Vermont#3771 in 97
Kentucky#39771 in 138
Connecticut#46191 in 167
Idaho#4761 in 126
Colorado#52151 in 165
Alabama#53761 in 172
Maine#53111 in 163
New Jersey#60321 in 270
West Virginia#60291 in 197
Mississippi#62481 in 218
New York#621181 in 275
Georgia#63741 in 211
Utah#6561 in 175
Massachusetts#66351 in 301
Florida#71181 in 224
Tennessee#73411 in 256
South Dakota#7771 in 252
Pennsylvania#81801 in 395
Washington#8191 in 301
Maryland#84131 in 367
Oklahoma#88241 in 303
Nebraska#9491 in 388
Texas#96521 in 371
Arkansas#99231 in 328
California#102151 in 397
Wisconsin#106151 in 454
South Carolina#107231 in 407
Louisiana#108241 in 405
Ohio#111261 in 576
Indiana#113141 in 528
Missouri#126201 in 546
Minnesota#12791 in 649
Illinois#128261 in 707
Kansas#14471 in 683
Iowa#15571 in 817
Michigan#164101 in 868
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
Wyoming———

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 Lucy
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#34 → #24)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#50 → #24)
  • 31 spots since 2015 (#55 → #24)
  • Biggest jump: 56 spots in 1980 (#536 → #480)
  • Biggest drop: 58 spots in 1975 (#472 → #530)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #24 (6,176 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1880–1924
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 150
  • Highest: 1 in 150 girls born in 1881 were named Lucy (0.66%)
  • Latest: 1 in 260 girls born in 2025 (0.38%)
  • Its best rank, #24 in 2025, was only 1 in 260 (0.38%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 17.7% of all girls named Lucy (42,024) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #44 (1881) → #587 (1978) → #24 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,520#44 (1881)#49
1890s10,323#53 (1890)#57
1900s11,020#61 (1900)#67
1910s23,117#73 (1914)#81
1920s27,434#92 (1923)#102
1930s16,413#119 (1930)#138
1940s13,128#154 (1940)#181
1950s13,644#200 (1953)#219
1960s8,671#267 (1960)#313
1970s3,700#438 (1970)#506
1980s4,727#429 (1986)#459
1990s6,090#364 (1999)#433
2000s19,399#101 (2009)#199
2010s42,024#48 (2019)#60
2020s29,759#24 (2025)#41

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.

Lucy in 1910

girls
#75
1,283 births · 1 in 309 girls
boys
#1,421
6 births · 1 in 32,368 boys

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #75Lucy1,283

Top boys' names in 1910

  1. #1John11,450
  2. #2James9,194
  3. #3William8,844
  4. #4Robert5,609
  5. #5George5,441
  6. #6Joseph5,228
  7. #7Charles4,784
  8. #8Frank3,768
  9. #9Edward3,407
  10. #10Henry2,899
  11. #1,421Lucy6
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 309 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 97.3% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucy
  1. #72Stella1,319
  2. #73Hattie1,314
  3. #74Blanche1,288
  4. #75Lucy1,283
  5. #76Lois1,271
  6. #77Jean1,246
  7. #78Fannie1,237
Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Alys#1,957 → #997
  2. ↑ 849Lannie#1,763 → #914
  3. ↑ 766Luz#1,763 → #997
  4. ↑ 762Vivien#1,607 → #845
  5. ↑ 693Buna#1,607 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 864Earl#909 → #1,773
  2. ↓ 864Fleta#909 → #1,773
  3. ↓ 783Elba#990 → #1,773
  4. ↓ 644Odile#990 → #1,634
  5. ↓ 576Claribel#845 → #1,421

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

boys

194,208 boys got a published name in 1910; 1 in 32,368 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 22.7% of the 1,839 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucy
  1. #1,314Young7
  2. #1,314Zeb7
  3. #1,314Zollie7
  4. #1,421Lucy6
  5. #1,421Adell6
  6. #1,421Afton6
  7. #1,421Agustin6
  8. #1,589Adelard5
  9. #1,589Aime5
  10. #1,589Albino5

Tied with 167 names at #1,421; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 711Emma#1,440 → #729
  2. ↑ 679Arturo#1,277 → #598
  3. ↑ 679Sammy#1,277 → #598
  4. ↑ 658Tracy#1,440 → #782
  5. ↑ 623Issac#1,277 → #654
Fallers
  1. ↓ 833Hadley#756 → #1,589
  2. ↓ 785Cedric#804 → #1,589
  3. ↓ 707Waymon#714 → #1,421
  4. ↓ 696Hughie#893 → #1,589
  5. ↓ 696Maceo#893 → #1,589

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

See the top 100 for 1910 →