Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishLucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light. Alternative spellings are Luci and Lucie.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lucy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
My grandmother was Lucia — Portuguese family. We softened it to Lucy so nobody in Ohio would struggle with it. She knows her full name. She prefers Lucy. That's fine.
— Diana, Columbus OH, 2016
I Love Lucy. Narnia. The Beatles. Lucy in the sky, Lucy Pevensie, Lucy Ricardo. The name is absolutely surrounded by warmth and I wanted my daughter inside that circle.
— Mark, Chicago IL, 2018
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 590 | #44 |
| 1881 | 611 | #44 |
| 1882 | 673 | #46 |
| 1883 | 663 | #48 |
| 1884 | 787 | #47 |
| 1885 | 711 | #52 |
| 1886 | 817 | #50 |
| 1887 | 811 | #51 |
| 1888 | 964 | #51 |
| 1889 | 893 | #54 |
| 1890 | 973 | #53 |
| 1891 | 944 | #53 |
| 1892 | 1,057 | #55 |
| 1893 | 1,036 | #56 |
| 1894 | 1,077 | #57 |
| 1895 | 1,016 | #61 |
| 1896 | 1,074 | #59 |
| 1897 | 984 | #61 |
| 1898 | 1,144 | #59 |
| 1899 | 1,018 | #60 |
| 1900 | 1,246 | #61 |
| 1901 | 979 | #61 |
| 1902 | 1,065 | #65 |
| 1903 | 990 | #68 |
| 1904 | 1,086 | #66 |
| 1905 | 1,132 | #66 |
| 1906 | 1,077 | #69 |
| 1907 | 1,152 | #68 |
| 1908 | 1,118 | #74 |
| 1909 | 1,175 | #71 |
| 1910 | 1,283 | #75 |
| 1911 | 1,309 | #77 |
| 1912 | 1,636 | #78 |
| 1913 | 1,856 | #77 |
| 1914 | 2,298 | #73 |
| 1915 | 2,814 | #79 |
| 1916 | 2,877 | #84 |
| 1917 | 2,929 | #88 |
| 1918 | 3,108 | #90 |
| 1919 | 3,007 | #91 |
| 1920 | 3,018 | #94 |
| 1921 | 3,157 | #93 |
| 1922 | 2,977 | #93 |
| 1923 | 3,002 | #92 |
| 1924 | 2,978 | #98 |
| 1925 | 2,766 | #102 |
| 1926 | 2,545 | #106 |
| 1927 | 2,542 | #112 |
| 1928 | 2,321 | #113 |
| 1929 | 2,128 | #115 |
| 1930 | 2,121 | #119 |
| 1931 | 1,827 | #126 |
| 1932 | 1,829 | #128 |
| 1933 | 1,747 | #129 |
| 1934 | 1,647 | #134 |
| 1935 | 1,510 | #141 |
| 1936 | 1,446 | #147 |
| 1937 | 1,450 | #151 |
| 1938 | 1,427 | #154 |
| 1939 | 1,409 | #154 |
| 1940 | 1,382 | #154 |
| 1941 | 1,444 | #156 |
| 1942 | 1,335 | #173 |
| 1943 | 1,316 | #176 |
| 1944 | 1,208 | #179 |
| 1945 | 1,146 | #178 |
| 1946 | 1,236 | #194 |
| 1947 | 1,322 | #202 |
| 1948 | 1,342 | #202 |
| 1949 | 1,397 | #195 |
| 1950 | 1,289 | #207 |
| 1951 | 1,269 | #216 |
| 1952 | 1,415 | #203 |
| 1953 | 1,565 | #200 |
| 1954 | 1,531 | #201 |
| 1955 | 1,404 | #215 |
| 1956 | 1,362 | #222 |
| 1957 | 1,351 | #228 |
| 1958 | 1,252 | #241 |
| 1959 | 1,206 | #253 |
| 1960 | 1,130 | #267 |
| 1961 | 1,086 | #279 |
| 1962 | 1,009 | #288 |
| 1963 | 935 | #302 |
| 1964 | 949 | #300 |
| 1965 | 870 | #307 |
| 1966 | 754 | #323 |
| 1967 | 687 | #336 |
| 1968 | 669 | #339 |
| 1969 | 581 | #391 |
| 1970 | 504 | #438 |
| 1971 | 426 | #469 |
| 1972 | 415 | #450 |
| 1973 | 348 | #500 |
| 1974 | 384 | #471 |
| 1975 | 326 | #530 |
| 1976 | 346 | #516 |
| 1977 | 311 | #567 |
| 1978 | 291 | #588 |
| 1979 | 350 | #537 |
| 1980 | 439 | #480 |
| 1981 | 434 | #485 |
| 1982 | 466 | #458 |
| 1983 | 410 | #482 |
| 1984 | 426 | #481 |
| 1985 | 487 | #450 |
| 1986 | 501 | #429 |
| 1987 | 505 | #440 |
| 1988 | 514 | #442 |
| 1989 | 544 | #447 |
| 1990 | 551 | #449 |
| 1991 | 521 | #471 |
| 1992 | 521 | #474 |
| 1993 | 524 | #480 |
| 1994 | 536 | #473 |
| 1995 | 576 | #445 |
| 1996 | 647 | #405 |
| 1997 | 700 | #380 |
| 1998 | 700 | #392 |
| 1999 | 815 | #364 |
| 2000 | 980 | #324 |
| 2001 | 1,041 | #306 |
| 2002 | 1,211 | #260 |
| 2003 | 1,475 | #220 |
| 2004 | 1,642 | #203 |
| 2005 | 1,964 | #172 |
| 2006 | 2,259 | #153 |
| 2007 | 2,571 | #135 |
| 2008 | 3,074 | #112 |
| 2009 | 3,180 | #101 |
| 2010 | 3,634 | #75 |
| 2011 | 3,703 | #73 |
| 2012 | 3,818 | #66 |
| 2013 | 3,948 | #66 |
| 2014 | 4,298 | #61 |
| 2015 | 4,555 | #55 |
| 2016 | 4,604 | #55 |
| 2017 | 4,604 | #52 |
| 2018 | 4,378 | #51 |
| 2019 | 4,476 | #48 |
| 2020 | 4,367 | #50 |
| 2021 | 4,452 | #48 |
| 2022 | 4,444 | #48 |
| 2023 | 4,882 | #40 |
| 2024 | 5,396 | #34 |
