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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995girlsat 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 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedAKMaine: #165 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 604 girlsMEVermont: #107 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 395 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNHWashington: #575 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,576 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #238 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,387 girlsMNIllinois: #451 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsILWisconsin: #315 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsWIMichigan: #472 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,289 girlsMINew York: #337 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsNYMassachusetts: #252 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedRIOregon: #479 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,708 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #313 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,926 girlsINOhio: #492 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,734 girlsOHPennsylvania: #360 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,494 girlsPANew Jersey: #514 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,568 girlsNJConnecticut: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsCTCalifornia: #376 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 2,113 girlsCAUtah: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,467 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #336 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsMOKentucky: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,927 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #355 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,273 girlsVAMaryland: #345 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedDEArizona: #731 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,548 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedARTennessee: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #692 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,466 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,729 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #529 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #294 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,779 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedHITexas: #539 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsTXFlorida: #534 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#107 · 1 in 395
  2. Maine#165 · 1 in 604
  3. Minnesota#238 · 1 in 1,387
  4. Massachusetts#252 · 1 in 1,435
  5. Georgia#294 · 1 in 1,779

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10751 in 395
Maine#16581 in 604
Minnesota#238181 in 1,387
Massachusetts#252231 in 1,435
Georgia#294231 in 1,779
Indiana#313171 in 1,926
Wisconsin#315131 in 1,999
Connecticut#31781 in 2,054
Missouri#336141 in 2,114
New York#337541 in 1,991
Maryland#345121 in 2,054
Virginia#355151 in 2,273
Pennsylvania#360251 in 2,494
Tennessee#375121 in 2,442
California#3761111 in 2,113
South Carolina#44161 in 2,729
Utah#44961 in 2,467
Illinois#451261 in 2,791
Michigan#472161 in 3,289
Oregon#47961 in 2,708
Ohio#492171 in 3,734
Kentucky#49951 in 3,927
New Jersey#514121 in 3,568
Louisiana#52971 in 3,139
Florida#534201 in 3,644
Texas#539401 in 3,411
Washington#57581 in 3,576
North Carolina#69271 in 5,466
Arizona#73161 in 4,548
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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
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 1995

girls
#445
576 births · 1 in 3,053 girls

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #445Lucy576
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 3,053 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 97.2% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucy
  1. #442Alice580
  2. #443Edith577
  3. #443Marlene577
  4. #445Lucy576
  5. #445Marilyn576
  6. #445Shania576
  7. #448Ciera575
  8. #449Christy574
  9. #450Frances571

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

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →