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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 236,969since 1880
Lucy over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #24 | 6,176 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #34 | 5,425 | — | |
| 2023 | #40 | 4,884 | — | |
| 2022 | #48 | 4,448 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #48 | 4,457 | — | |
| 2020 | #50 | 4,369 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #48 | 4,477 | — | |
| 2018 | #51 | 4,378 | — | |
| 2017 | #52 | 4,604 | — | |
| 2016 | #55 | 4,604 | — | |
| 2015 | #55 | 4,558 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #61 | 4,299 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #66 | 3,948 | — | |
| 2012 | #66 | 3,818 | — | |
| 2011 | #73 | 3,704 | — | |
| 2010 | #75 | 3,634 | — | |
| 2009 | #101 | 3,180 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #112 | 3,075 | — | |
| 2007 | #135 | 2,570 | — | |
| 2006 | #153 | 2,259 | — | |
| 2005 | #172 | 1,965 | — | |
| 2004 | #203 | 1,643 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #220 | 1,475 | — | |
| 2002 | #259 | 1,211 | — | |
| 2001 | #306 | 1,041 | — | |
| 2000 | #324 | 980 | — | |
| 1999 | #364 | 815 | — | |
| 1998 | #392 | 700 | — | |
| 1997 | #378 | 700 | — | |
| 1996 | #405 | 647 | — | |
| 1995 | #445 | 576 | — | |
| 1994 | #472 | 536 | — | |
| 1993 | #480 | 524 | — | |
| 1992 | #474 | 521 | — | |
| 1991 | #471 | 520 | — | |
| 1990 | #449 | 551 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #447 | 544 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #440 | 515 | — | |
| 1987 | #439 | 506 | — | |
| 1986 | #429 | 501 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #449 | 487 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #479 | 426 | — | |
| 1983 | #483 | 409 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #458 | 466 | — | |
| 1981 | #485 | 434 | — | |
| 1980 | #480 | 439 | — | |
| 1979 | #536 | 350 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #587 | 291 | — | |
| 1977 | #564 | 311 | — | |
| 1976 | #514 | 346 | — | |
| 1975 | #530 | 326 | — | |
| 1974 | #472 | 383 | — | |
| 1973 | #500 | 348 | — | |
| 1972 | #450 | 415 | — | |
| 1971 | #469 | 426 | — | |
| 1970 | #438 | 504 | — | |
| 1969 | #391 | 580 | — | |
| 1968 | #336 | 671 | — | |
| 1967 | #336 | 687 | — | |
| 1966 | #323 | 754 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #307 | 870 | — | |
| 1964 | #299 | 949 | — | |
| 1963 | #302 | 936 | — | |
| 1962 | #288 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1961 | #279 | 1,086 | — | |
| 1960 | #267 | 1,130 | — | |
| 1959 | #253 | 1,206 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #241 | 1,252 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #228 | 1,351 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #222 | 1,362 | — | |
| 1955 | #215 | 1,404 | — | |
| 1954 | #201 | 1,531 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #200 | 1,565 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #203 | 1,415 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #216 | 1,269 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #207 | 1,289 | — | |
| 1949 | #195 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1948 | #202 | 1,342 | — | |
| 1947 | #202 | 1,322 | — | |
| 1946 | #194 | 1,236 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #178 | 1,146 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #179 | 1,207 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #176 | 1,317 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #173 | 1,335 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #156 | 1,444 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #154 | 1,382 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #154 | 1,409 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #154 | 1,428 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #151 | 1,449 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #147 | 1,446 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #141 | 1,510 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #134 | 1,647 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #129 | 1,747 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #128 | 1,829 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #126 | 1,827 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #119 | 2,121 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #115 | 2,127 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #112 | 2,322 | #1,611 | 22 |
| 1927 | #112 | 2,542 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #106 | 2,545 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #102 | 2,766 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #98 | 2,978 | #1,675 | 22 |
| 1923 | #92 | 3,002 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #93 | 2,977 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #93 | 3,157 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #94 | 3,018 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #91 | 3,007 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #90 | 3,108 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #87 | 2,929 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #84 | 2,877 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #79 | 2,814 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #73 | 2,298 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #76 | 1,856 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #78 | 1,636 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #77 | 1,309 | — | |
| 1910 | #75 | 1,283 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #71 | 1,175 | — | |
| 1908 | #73 | 1,118 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #68 | 1,152 | #999 | 8 |
| 1906 | #69 | 1,077 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #66 | 1,132 | — | |
| 1904 | #66 | 1,086 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #68 | 990 | — | |
| 1902 | #65 | 1,065 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #61 | 979 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #61 | 1,246 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #60 | 1,018 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #59 | 1,144 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #61 | 984 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #59 | 1,074 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #61 | 1,016 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | #57 | 1,077 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #56 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1892 | #55 | 1,057 | — | |
| 1891 | #53 | 944 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #53 | 973 | — | |
| 1889 | #54 | 893 | — | |
| 1888 | #51 | 964 | — | |
| 1887 | #51 | 811 | — | |
| 1886 | #50 | 817 | — | |
| 1885 | #52 | 711 | — | |
| 1884 | #47 | 787 | — | |
| 1883 | #48 | 663 | — | |
| 1882 | #46 | 673 | — | |
| 1881 | #44 | 611 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #44 | 590 | — | |
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 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#287 · 1 in 1,199
- Connecticut#300 · 1 in 1,846
- Mississippi#324 · 1 in 1,865
- New Jersey#348 · 1 in 2,212
- Arkansas#351 · 1 in 2,319
Best ever in a state: #2 in Montana, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #287 | 7 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Connecticut | #300 | 10 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Mississippi | #324 | 10 | 1 in 1,865 |
| New Jersey | #348 | 21 | 1 in 2,212 |
| Arkansas | #351 | 6 | 1 in 2,319 |
| Massachusetts | #352 | 14 | 1 in 2,798 |
| New York | #372 | 54 | 1 in 2,319 |
| Texas | #375 | 48 | 1 in 2,164 |
| Arizona | #377 | 8 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Alabama | #386 | 10 | 1 in 2,658 |
| California | #389 | 65 | 1 in 2,283 |
| North Carolina | #389 | 13 | 1 in 3,097 |
| Kentucky | #399 | 8 | 1 in 3,247 |
| Minnesota | #444 | 6 | 1 in 4,512 |
| Washington | #445 | 7 | 1 in 3,192 |
| Virginia | #464 | 8 | 1 in 4,132 |
| Pennsylvania | #479 | 18 | 1 in 4,464 |
| Georgia | #543 | 8 | 1 in 4,854 |
| Indiana | #550 | 7 | 1 in 5,873 |
| Illinois | #552 | 17 | 1 in 4,863 |
| Louisiana | #559 | 7 | 1 in 4,164 |
| Missouri | #647 | 5 | 1 in 6,838 |
| Ohio | #720 | 9 | 1 in 9,297 |
| Michigan | #728 | 8 | 1 in 8,626 |
| Florida | #808 | 6 | 1 in 7,960 |
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| 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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,520 | #44 (1881) | #49 |
| 1890s | 10,323 | #53 (1890) | #57 |
| 1900s | 11,020 | #61 (1900) | #67 |
| 1910s | 23,117 | #73 (1914) | #81 |
| 1920s | 27,434 | #92 (1923) | #102 |
| 1930s | 16,413 | #119 (1930) | #138 |
| 1940s | 13,128 | #154 (1940) | #181 |
| 1950s | 13,644 | #200 (1953) | #219 |
| 1960s | 8,671 | #267 (1960) | #313 |
| 1970s | 3,700 | #438 (1970) | #506 |
| 1980s | 4,727 | #429 (1986) | #459 |
| 1990s | 6,090 | #364 (1999) | #433 |
| 2000s | 19,399 | #101 (2009) | #199 |
| 2010s | 42,024 | #48 (2019) | #60 |
| 2020s | 29,759 | #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 1971
girls
#469
426 births · 1 in 3,906 girls
Top girls' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 3,906 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lucy
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.