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Lucy

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Light
Light; a vernacular form of Lucia, the feminine form of Lucius

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lucy

Famous People

Actress Lucille Ball, Actress Lucy Liu

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Mimi Rogers

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #1611, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8910, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #24, 6,176 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202586,176
2024–5,396
2023–4,882
202254,444
2021–4,452
202094,367
2019–4,476
2018–4,378
2017–4,604
2016–4,604

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #10, 4,515 births); most recent 2025 (rank #143, 346 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025346
2024392
2023419
2022540
2021607
2020755
2019882
2018910
20171,089
20161,273

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #137, 477 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 164 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023164
2022214
2021243
2020266
2019302
2018319
2017374
2016403
2015477
2014298

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #4, 543 births); most recent 2025 (rank #17, 179 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025179
2024204
2023214
2022232
2021287
2020261
2019285
2018277
2017349
2016388

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #5, 465 births); most recent 2025 (rank #37, 100 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025100
2024113
2023141
2022158
2021164
2020148
2019222
2018221
2017248
2016279

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #4, 202 births); most recent 2025 (rank #34, 48 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202548
202445
202347
202270
2021100
2020112
2019104
2018124
2017108
2016107

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #30, 78 births); most recent 2023 (rank #35, 55 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202355
202270
202150
202069
201959
201857
201778
201657
201565
201468

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence