Lucy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Lucy- (8)

Meaning

Lucy 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

Lucy first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 4,515 babies (rank #10 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lucy

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.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

69,844

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,515

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Chronicles of Narnia: Lucy Pevensie — the youngest, the first to find Narnia

Famous people named Lucy

Lucy Liudub actor · b. 1968
Lucy Maud Montgomeryyoung adult author · b. 1874
Lucy Lawlessrecording artist · b. 1968
Lucy Stonewomen's rights activist · b. 1818
Lucy Webb Hayespolitician · b. 1831

Stories about the name Lucy

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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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	3,753	#15
1997	4,235	#12
1998	4,515	#10
1999	4,037	#13
2000	4,257	#10
2001	4,012	#9
2002	3,796	#10
2003	4,032	#7
2004	3,908	#7
2005	3,534	#8
2006	3,506	#8
2007	3,178	#11
2008	2,876	#14
2009	2,597	#16
2010	2,544	#21
2011	2,228	#23
2012	1,908	#27
2013	1,683	#28
2014	1,664	#30
2015	1,525	#32
2016	1,273	#43
2017	1,089	#49
2018	910	#61
2019	882	#61
2020	755	#69
2021	607	#85
2022	540	#90