Fun Facts About the Name Lucy
- Back among the favorites: Lucy returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 16 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 237 thousand babies named Lucy: U.S. records list 237,563 babies given the name Lucy from 1880 through 2025. Even 644 boys received the name Lucy - about 1 boy for every 368 girls.
What Does the Name Lucy Mean?
Lucy is the English feminine form of Lucia, a Latin name meaning "light." Lucia is the feminine of the Roman male name Lucius, commonly explained as coming from Latin lux (genitive lucis). The same root appears in lucēre, "to shine," and is related to an Indo-European root for brightness.
Lucy Name History & Origins
Lucia was used in ancient Rome as the feminine form of Lucius. Its best-known early bearer is Saint Lucia of Syracuse, a Christian martyr traditionally dated to the persecution under Diocletian around 304. Devotion to her spread through the Christian Mediterranean and later across Europe, carrying the name into many languages: Lucia in Italian and Spanish, Lucie in French, and Lucy in English. In medieval England, the name is found in Latin documents as Lucia and in English use as Lucy, a form influenced by Old French Lucie. Saint Lucy's feast on December 13 was widely observed; in Scandinavia, where her feast fell near the winter solstice, it developed into a tradition of candlelit processions. The English name also appears in later literature, including John Donne's poem "A Nocturnal upon St. Lucy's Day," which takes the saint's feast as its occasion.
How Popular is the Name Lucy?
Lucy ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1924, then returned in 2010 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #25 | 6,176 | 0.3843% |
| 2024 | #34 | 5,396 | 0.3345% |
| 2023 | #40 | 4,882 | 0.3046% |
| 2022 | #48 | 4,444 | 0.2712% |
| 2021 | #48 | 4,452 | 0.2715% |
| 2020 | #50 | 4,367 | 0.2703% |
| 2019 | #48 | 4,476 | 0.2668% |
| 2018 | #51 | 4,378 | 0.2575% |
| 2017 | #52 | 4,604 | 0.2668% |
| 2016 | #55 | 4,604 | 0.2599% |
| 2015 | #55 | 4,555 | 0.2552% |
| 2014 | #61 | 4,298 | 0.2407% |
| 2013 | #66 | 3,948 | 0.2250% |
| 2012 | #66 | 3,818 | 0.2168% |
| 2011 | #73 | 3,703 | 0.2105% |
| 2010 | #75 | 3,634 | 0.2045% |
| 2009 | #101 | 3,180 | 0.1731% |
| 2008 | #112 | 3,074 | 0.1626% |
| 2007 | #135 | 2,571 | 0.1337% |
| 2006 | #153 | 2,259 | 0.1188% |
| 2005 | #172 | 1,964 | 0.1063% |
| 2004 | #203 | 1,642 | 0.0894% |
| 2003 | #220 | 1,475 | 0.0807% |
| 2002 | #260 | 1,211 | 0.0674% |
| 2001 | #306 | 1,041 | 0.0578% |
| 2000 | #324 | 980 | 0.0540% |
| 1999 | #364 | 815 | 0.0459% |
| 1998 | #392 | 700 | 0.0396% |
| 1997 | #380 | 700 | 0.0402% |
| 1996 | #405 | 647 | 0.0369% |
| 1995 | #445 | 576 | 0.0328% |
| 1994 | #473 | 536 | 0.0300% |
| 1993 | #480 | 524 | 0.0290% |
| 1992 | #474 | 521 | 0.0283% |
| 1991 | #471 | 521 | 0.0278% |
| 1990 | #449 | 551 | 0.0290% |
| 1989 | #447 | 544 | 0.0295% |
| 1988 | #442 | 514 | 0.0289% |
| 1987 | #440 | 505 | 0.0290% |
| 1986 | #429 | 501 | 0.0292% |
| 1985 | #450 | 487 | 0.0283% |
| 1984 | #481 | 426 | 0.0253% |
| 1983 | #482 | 410 | 0.0245% |
| 1982 | #458 | 466 | 0.0275% |
| 1981 | #485 | 434 | 0.0260% |
| 1980 | #480 | 439 | 0.0264% |
| 1979 | #537 | 350 | 0.0218% |
| 1978 | #588 | 291 | 0.0190% |
| 1977 | #567 | 311 | 0.0203% |
| 1976 | #516 | 346 | 0.0236% |
| 1975 | #530 | 326 | 0.0224% |
| 1974 | #471 | 384 | 0.0262% |
| 1973 | #500 | 348 | 0.0239% |
| 1972 | #450 | 415 | 0.0273% |
| 1971 | #469 | 426 | 0.0256% |
| 1970 | #438 | 504 | 0.0288% |
| 1969 | #391 | 581 | 0.0344% |
| 1968 | #339 | 669 | 0.0408% |
| 1967 | #336 | 687 | 0.0416% |
| 1966 | #323 | 754 | 0.0446% |
| 1965 | #307 | 870 | 0.0493% |
| 1964 | #300 | 949 | 0.0501% |
| 1963 | #302 | 935 | 0.0485% |
| 1962 | #288 | 1,009 | 0.0513% |
| 1961 | #279 | 1,086 | 0.0538% |
| 1960 | #267 | 1,130 | 0.0559% |
| 1959 | #253 | 1,206 | 0.0596% |
| 1958 | #241 | 1,252 | 0.0622% |
| 1957 | #228 | 1,351 | 0.0661% |
| 1956 | #222 | 1,362 | 0.0678% |
| 1955 | #215 | 1,404 | 0.0718% |
| 1954 | #201 | 1,531 | 0.0788% |
| 1953 | #200 | 1,565 | 0.0832% |
| 1952 | #203 | 1,415 | 0.0763% |
| 1951 | #216 | 1,269 | 0.0705% |
| 1950 | #207 | 1,289 | 0.0752% |
| 1949 | #195 | 1,397 | 0.0817% |
| 1948 | #202 | 1,342 | 0.0790% |
| 1947 | #202 | 1,322 | 0.0746% |
| 1946 | #194 | 1,236 | 0.0787% |
| 1945 | #178 | 1,146 | 0.0877% |
| 1944 | #179 | 1,208 | 0.0910% |
| 1943 | #176 | 1,316 | 0.0943% |
| 1942 | #173 | 1,335 | 0.0988% |
| 1941 | #156 | 1,444 | 0.1195% |
| 1940 | #154 | 1,382 | 0.1209% |
| 1939 | #154 | 1,409 | 0.1285% |
| 1938 | #154 | 1,427 | 0.1293% |
| 1937 | #151 | 1,450 | 0.1363% |
| 1936 | #147 | 1,446 | 0.1390% |
| 1935 | #141 | 1,510 | 0.1440% |
| 1934 | #134 | 1,647 | 0.1577% |
| 1933 | #129 | 1,747 | 0.1733% |
| 1932 | #128 | 1,829 | 0.1714% |
| 1931 | #126 | 1,827 | 0.1716% |
| 1930 | #119 | 2,121 | 0.1884% |
| 1929 | #115 | 2,128 | 0.1906% |
| 1928 | #113 | 2,321 | 0.2012% |
| 1927 | #112 | 2,542 | 0.2132% |
| 1926 | #106 | 2,545 | 0.2147% |
| 1925 | #102 | 2,766 | 0.2272% |
| 1924 | #98 | 2,978 | 0.2385% |
| 1923 | #92 | 3,002 | 0.2488% |
| 1922 | #93 | 2,977 | 0.2479% |
| 1921 | #93 | 3,157 | 0.2560% |
| 1920 | #94 | 3,018 | 0.2519% |
| 1919 | #91 | 3,007 | 0.2661% |
| 1918 | #90 | 3,108 | 0.2685% |
| 1917 | #88 | 2,929 | 0.2709% |
| 1916 | #84 | 2,877 | 0.2755% |
| 1915 | #79 | 2,814 | 0.2860% |
| 1914 | #73 | 2,298 | 0.3017% |
| 1913 | #77 | 1,856 | 0.2972% |
| 1912 | #78 | 1,636 | 0.2931% |
| 1911 | #77 | 1,309 | 0.3129% |
| 1910 | #75 | 1,283 | 0.3236% |
| 1909 | #71 | 1,175 | 0.3384% |
| 1908 | #74 | 1,118 | 0.3344% |
| 1907 | #68 | 1,152 | 0.3616% |
| 1906 | #69 | 1,077 | 0.3647% |
| 1905 | #66 | 1,132 | 0.3882% |
| 1904 | #66 | 1,086 | 0.3944% |
| 1903 | #68 | 990 | 0.3779% |
| 1902 | #65 | 1,065 | 0.4033% |
| 1901 | #61 | 979 | 0.4090% |
| 1900 | #61 | 1,246 | 0.4156% |
| 1899 | #60 | 1,018 | 0.4369% |
| 1898 | #59 | 1,144 | 0.4421% |
| 1897 | #61 | 984 | 0.4202% |
| 1896 | #59 | 1,074 | 0.4514% |
| 1895 | #61 | 1,016 | 0.4349% |
| 1894 | #57 | 1,077 | 0.4831% |
| 1893 | #56 | 1,036 | 0.4866% |
| 1892 | #55 | 1,057 | 0.4978% |
| 1891 | #53 | 944 | 0.5089% |
| 1890 | #53 | 973 | 0.5111% |
| 1889 | #54 | 893 | 0.5007% |
| 1888 | #51 | 964 | 0.5397% |
| 1887 | #51 | 811 | 0.5556% |
| 1886 | #50 | 817 | 0.5653% |
| 1885 | #52 | 711 | 0.5344% |
| 1884 | #47 | 787 | 0.6100% |
| 1883 | #48 | 663 | 0.5903% |
| 1882 | #46 | 673 | 0.6240% |
| 1881 | #44 | 611 | 0.6645% |
| 1880 | #44 | 590 | 0.6484% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,392 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #13,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #8,470 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #13,277 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #11,594 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,902 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #7,937 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #6,886 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,993 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,412 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,164 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,901 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,791 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,473 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,942 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,156 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,648 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,068 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,047 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,816 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,510 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,727 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,121 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,100 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #3,031 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #2,425 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,126 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1938 | #2,055 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #3,071 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #3,393 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #2,345 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #1,987 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #3,173 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #1,970 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1931 | #1,811 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1930 | #2,027 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #2,064 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1928 | #1,631 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1927 | #1,848 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #2,262 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #2,143 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #1,706 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1923 | #2,188 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1922 | #2,579 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1921 | #2,224 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #2,102 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1919 | #3,276 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #2,479 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #2,149 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #2,481 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1915 | #2,554 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #2,565 | 8 | 0.0012% |
| 1913 | #2,192 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #2,761 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1910 | #1,520 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1908 | #1,078 | 8 | 0.0052% |
| 1907 | #1,063 | 8 | 0.0054% |
| 1906 | #974 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1904 | #1,151 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1902 | #1,096 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #823 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1900 | #1,423 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #833 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1898 | #1,237 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1897 | #1,018 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1896 | #1,199 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #943 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #1,030 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1891 | #1,062 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1881 | #959 | 5 | 0.0050% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lucy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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