Lacy

#2,583 for girls in 2025, 67 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #9,714
Given to girls 75.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 972 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,211
since 1880

Lacy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #242, 1983peak #385, 1900girlsboys
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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#2,58367—
2024#3,01354—
2023#2,82360—
2022#2,55469—
2021#2,13188#9,7147
2020#2,50069—
2019#2,50870—
2018#1,869108#9,6707
2017#1,876108—
2016#1,743119—
2015#1,437160#12,0865
2014#1,479151#9,6427
2013#1,440156#12,1365
2012#1,539143—
2011#1,540142#12,2875
2010#1,367170#7,08711
2009#1,246198#6,80212
2008#1,231205#7,69810
2007#1,003263#8,1739
2006#1,042246#7,42710
2005#940263—
2004#890273#8,9277
2003#825297#4,81516
2002#1,121186—
2001#1,014211#9,2436
2000#1,021206#5,29713
1999#914231#6,5309
1998#911231#7,5607
1997#762277#4,24615
1996#767276#4,61313
1995#651330#3,69317
1994#556432#3,75117
1993#476534#2,94323
1992#424594#2,90923
1991#371695#2,68325
1990#354753#2,25531
1989#349736#1,99336
1988#329749#2,19728
1987#290838#2,11528
1986#291853#2,29024
1985#269934#1,86631
1984#260940#1,93328
1983#242972#1,78731
1982#253988#1,99927
1981#290833#1,99627
1980#406562#1,69534
1979#475427#1,43542
1978#441453#1,79429
1977#891159#1,57135
1976#877152#1,34643
1975#707210#1,59332
1974#1,48666#1,22946
1973#1,45066#1,32939
1972#1,41469#1,19647
1971#2,03541#1,33040
1970#1,40774#1,22246
1969#1,57257#1,11049
1968#1,77644#87568
1967#2,21229#1,04349
1966#2,14730#1,07347
1965#1,91436#94261
1964#2,41226#1,01655
1963#2,09432#97160
1962#1,62748#1,09149
1961#2,47424#1,01359
1960#2,82019#97361
1959#2,67819#87576
1958#2,58120#95064
1957#2,34723#86176
1956#2,92916#84079
1955#2,63518#87471
1954#2,59218#90267
1953#2,36320#81977
1952#3,7969#71796
1951#2,47417#81375
1950#2,78114#71891
1949#2,99912#78277
1948#2,49116#71388
1947#2,76914#69699
1946#3,03411#68589
1945#2,06017#74967
1944#1,60926#65889
1943#2,07918#65096
1942#1,80422#65296
1941#2,09616#63692
1940#2,57211#67381
1939#2,03816#63686
1938#1,87318#75266
1937#1,73520#575100
1936#2,03215#62587
1935#1,91717#581100
1934#2,56711#61593
1933#1,65821#70373
1932#1,63422#581104
1931#1,94117#66780
1930#2,55212#605102
1929#2,01117#61098
1928#2,19416#62197
1927#1,93520#573116
1926#2,56913#608106
1925#1,37634#562121
1924#1,92621#568125
1923#1,42832#640100
1922#1,68225#594118
1921#1,51430#589116
1920#1,47030#609107
1919#1,44529#63891
1918#1,45129#579110
1917#1,40228#561110
1916#1,33230#542111
1915#1,47524#60989
1914#1,34422#56279
1913#1,02028#56060
1912#1,11722#49165
1911#1,30013#53331
1910#84526#48033
1909#93519#54523
1908#1,08414#43830
1907#94516#41730
1906#96515#43126
1905#96815#54918
1904#96514#45222
1903#1,2049#41123
1902#1,02412#44022
1901#69921#48716
1900#94116#38533
1899#93512#50215
1898#84016#8048
1897#1,2637#43819
1896#90313#50017
1895#77017#60912
1894#81214#38723
1893#76715#65010
1892#86112#45818
1891#89310#47614
1890#82511#43417
1889#1,2795#62810
1888#1,1366#55413
1887#1,0366#6798
1886#9936#60510
1885#8427#54712
1884—#7647
1883—#7207
1882—#57611
1881—#56310
1880#7386#6409
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lacy was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lacy is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 567 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNHWashington: #514 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsWAIdaho: #200 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 985 girlsIDMontana: #220 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 937 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #171 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 786 girlsNDMinnesota: #342 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,649 girlsMNIllinois: #530 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,068 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsWIMichigan: #660 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,697 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedRIOregon: #242 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #103 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 401 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedSDIowa: #337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsIAIndiana: #268 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsINOhio: #439 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,858 girlsOHPennsylvania: #652 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,896 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #571 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,948 girlsCAUtah: #194 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 914 girlsUTColorado: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsCONebraska: #199 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsNEMissouri: #290 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,966 girlsMOKentucky: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #642 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,963 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDEArizona: #436 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedNMKansas: #235 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsKSArkansas: #220 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsARTennessee: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #626 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,542 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,557 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #121 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 603 girlsOKLouisiana: #213 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsLAMississippi: #185 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 864 girlsMSAlabama: #597 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,599 girlsALGeorgia: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lacy, so not publishedHITexas: #220 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsTXFlorida: #699 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,735 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#103 · 1 in 401
  2. Oklahoma#121 · 1 in 603
  3. Alaska#154 · 1 in 567
  4. North Dakota#171 · 1 in 786
  5. Mississippi#185 · 1 in 864

Best ever in a state: #70 in Oklahoma, 1984.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#10381 in 401
Oklahoma#121321 in 603
Alaska#15451 in 567
North Dakota#17161 in 786
Mississippi#185191 in 864
Utah#194181 in 914
Nebraska#199101 in 1,076
Idaho#20071 in 985
Louisiana#213281 in 1,097
Arkansas#220111 in 1,228
Montana#22051 in 937
Texas#2201041 in 1,153
Kansas#235121 in 1,260
Oregon#242131 in 1,331
Indiana#268201 in 1,850
Missouri#290171 in 1,966
Wisconsin#305141 in 2,249
Tennessee#332131 in 2,187
Iowa#33781 in 2,510
Minnesota#342111 in 2,649
Colorado#38581 in 2,462
South Carolina#39471 in 2,557
Kentucky#42471 in 3,552
Georgia#430121 in 2,940
Arizona#43681 in 2,410
Ohio#439191 in 3,858
Washington#51471 in 3,834
Illinois#530191 in 4,068
California#571441 in 3,948
Alabama#59751 in 4,599
North Carolina#62661 in 5,542
Virginia#64251 in 5,963
Pennsylvania#652101 in 6,896
Michigan#66091 in 6,697
Florida#69991 in 5,735
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———

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 Lacy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 430 spots since 2024 (#3,013 → #2,583)
  • 83 spots since 2020 (#2,500 → #2,583)
  • 1,146 spots since 2015 (#1,437 → #2,583)
  • Biggest jump: 779 spots in 1975 (#1,486 → #707)
  • Biggest drop: 455 spots in 1911 (#845 → #1,300)
Rise & fade · girls
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1983 at #242 (972 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1975–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,714
  • Highest: 1 in 1,714 girls born in 1982 were named Lacy (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,989 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #242 in 1983, was only 1 in 1,719 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 41.6% of all girls named Lacy (8,405) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1969
  • Mostly boys until 1968, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s36#738 (1880)#1,004
1890s127#767 (1893)#887
1900s151#699 (1901)#973
1910s251#845 (1910)#1,273
1920s238#1,376 (1925)#1,811
1930s169#1,634 (1932)#1,995
1940s163#1,609 (1944)#2,351
1950s174#2,347 (1957)#2,718
1960s345#1,572 (1969)#2,105
1970s1,717#441 (1978)#1,118
1980s8,405#242 (1983)#298
1990s4,353#354 (1990)#619
2000s2,348#825 (2003)#1,033
2010s1,327#1,367 (2010)#1,680
2020s407#2,131 (2021)#2,601

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.

Lacy in 1980

girls
#406
562 births · 1 in 2,954 girls
boys
#1,695
34 births · 1 in 52,469 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #406Lacy562

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #1,695Lacy34
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 2,954 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 96.7% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #401Claire567
  2. #401Gabrielle567
  3. #405Melisa566
  4. #406Lacy562
  5. #407Penny555
  6. #408Judy549
  7. #409Michael546
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 52,469 of them was named Lacy, which outranked 76.8% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacy
  1. #1,655Sasha35
  2. #1,655Tarrance35
  3. #1,655Zeke35
  4. #1,695Lacy34
  5. #1,695Antwane34
  6. #1,695Bee34
  7. #1,695Braxton34
  8. #1,726Adriel33
  9. #1,726Ajay33
  10. #1,726Alvis33

Tied with 30 names at #1,695; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →