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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#233 · 1 in 926
- Massachusetts#337 · 1 in 2,554
- Kentucky#363 · 1 in 2,721
- Alabama#371 · 1 in 2,292
- California#418 · 1 in 2,552
Best ever in a state: #2 in Montana, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #233 | 6 | 1 in 926 |
| Massachusetts | #337 | 12 | 1 in 2,554 |
| Kentucky | #363 | 9 | 1 in 2,721 |
| Alabama | #371 | 10 | 1 in 2,292 |
| California | #418 | 64 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Minnesota | #432 | 7 | 1 in 3,968 |
| Missouri | #432 | 9 | 1 in 3,588 |
| New York | #439 | 34 | 1 in 2,910 |
| Oklahoma | #449 | 6 | 1 in 3,085 |
| Texas | #451 | 38 | 1 in 2,924 |
| New Jersey | #467 | 11 | 1 in 3,381 |
| Mississippi | #492 | 5 | 1 in 3,117 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,449 |
| Arizona | #541 | 5 | 1 in 3,572 |
| Illinois | #545 | 18 | 1 in 4,150 |
| Indiana | #545 | 7 | 1 in 5,177 |
| Tennessee | #635 | 5 | 1 in 5,697 |
| Virginia | #649 | 5 | 1 in 5,837 |
| Ohio | #655 | 10 | 1 in 7,209 |
| Florida | #667 | 9 | 1 in 5,208 |
| Pennsylvania | #710 | 9 | 1 in 7,601 |
| North Carolina | #722 | 5 | 1 in 6,572 |
| Georgia | #776 | 5 | 1 in 6,723 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #24 (6,176 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1880–1924
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 4,586 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 95.5% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 286,923 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,842Zebulah7
- #4,842Zeus7
- #4,842Zoltan7
- #5,355Lucy6
- #5,355Aasim6
- #5,355Abdallah6
- #5,355Abdula6
- #6,056Aakash5
- #6,056Aarn5
- #6,056Aaryn5
Tied with 700 names at #5,355; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.