Lucy

#24 for girls in 2025, 6,176 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 6,176 births
Debut · girls
590 births
In top 100 · girls
61 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
236,969
since 1880

Lucy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958girlsat peak
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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#246,176#8,9108
2024#345,425
2023#404,884
2022#484,448#12,3305
2021#484,457
2020#504,369#8,0679
2019#484,477
2018#514,378
2017#524,604
2016#554,604
2015#554,558#12,0865
2014#614,299#10,7176
2013#663,948
2012#663,818
2011#733,704
2010#753,634
2009#1013,180#10,9946
2008#1123,075
2007#1352,570
2006#1532,259
2005#1721,965
2004#2031,643#7,5369
2003#2201,475
2002#2591,211
2001#3061,041
2000#324980
1999#364815
1998#392700
1997#378700
1996#405647
1995#445576
1994#472536
1993#480524
1992#474521
1991#471520
1990#449551#6,4157
1989#447544#5,6158
1988#440515
1987#439506
1986#429501#5,9266
1985#449487#6,5235
1984#479426
1983#483409#6,2385
1982#458466
1981#485434
1980#480439
1979#536350#5,3556
1978#587291
1977#564311
1976#514346
1975#530326
1974#472383
1973#500348
1972#450415
1971#469426
1970#438504
1969#391580
1968#336671
1967#336687
1966#323754#3,5376
1965#307870
1964#299949
1963#302936
1962#2881,008
1961#2791,086
1960#2671,130
1959#2531,206#3,2907
1958#2411,252#3,5596
1957#2281,351#2,8229
1956#2221,362
1955#2151,404
1954#2011,531#3,8275
1953#2001,565#3,4256
1952#2031,415#3,7345
1951#2161,269#3,7145
1950#2071,289
1949#1951,397
1948#2021,342
1947#2021,322
1946#1941,236#3,5255
1945#1781,146#2,3939
1944#1791,207#3,4305
1943#1761,317#2,9647
1942#1731,335#2,9407
1941#1561,444#2,8727
1940#1541,382#2,32210
1939#1541,409#2,05012
1938#1541,428#1,97613
1937#1511,449#2,9057
1936#1471,446#3,1476
1935#1411,510#2,24611
1934#1341,647#1,93214
1933#1291,747#3,0047
1932#1281,829#1,92215
1931#1261,827#1,77017
1930#1192,121#1,96415
1929#1152,127#2,00215
1928#1122,322#1,61122
1927#1122,542#1,79619
1926#1062,545#2,18614
1925#1022,766#2,08915
1924#982,978#1,67522
1923#923,002#2,12315
1922#932,977#2,48612
1921#933,157#2,15215
1920#943,018#2,05216
1919#913,007#3,1158
1918#903,108#2,39812
1917#872,929#2,09114
1916#842,877#2,38911
1915#792,814#2,45810
1914#732,298#2,4578
1913#761,856#2,0928
1912#781,636#2,5445
1911#771,309
1910#751,283#1,4216
1909#711,175
1908#731,118#1,0218
1907#681,152#9998
1906#691,077#9278
1905#661,132
1904#661,086#1,0646
1903#68990
1902#651,065#1,0136
1901#61979#7798
1900#611,246#1,3105
1899#601,018#7868
1898#591,144#1,1215
1897#61984#9426
1896#591,074#1,1015
1895#611,016#8727
1894#571,077#9546
1893#561,036
1892#551,057
1891#53944#9635
1890#53973
1889#54893
1888#51964
1887#51811
1886#50817
1885#52711
1884#47787
1883#48663
1882#46673
1881#44611#8665
1880#44590
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucy was already there! It came in at #44, and was given to 590 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1979, when fewer than 430 girls a year got the name.

Where Lucy is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #48 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 167 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #219 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsMNIllinois: #244 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,771 girlsILWisconsin: #316 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,334 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsMINew York: #182 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 969 girlsNYMassachusetts: #238 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedSDIowa: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,501 girlsIAIndiana: #325 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,654 girlsINOhio: #324 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,812 girlsOHPennsylvania: #256 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsPANew Jersey: #233 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsNJConnecticut: #156 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 867 girlsCTCalifornia: #215 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsCAUtah: #273 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsUTColorado: #268 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsCONebraska: #249 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsNEMissouri: #313 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,783 girlsMOKentucky: #207 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsKYWest Virginia: #302 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsWVVirginia: #215 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsVAMaryland: #273 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedDEArizona: #119 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 468 girlsAZNew Mexico: #146 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 575 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsARTennessee: #233 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #229 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #374 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #219 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsDCOklahoma: #391 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsOKLouisiana: #386 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,808 girlsLAMississippi: #176 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 816 girlsMSAlabama: #233 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsALGeorgia: #254 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucy, so not publishedHITexas: #171 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 785 girlsTXFlorida: #314 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#48 · 1 in 167
  2. Arizona#119 · 1 in 468
  3. New Mexico#146 · 1 in 575
  4. Connecticut#156 · 1 in 867
  5. Texas#171 · 1 in 785

Best ever in a state: #2 in Montana, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#48151 in 167
Arizona#119301 in 468
New Mexico#146201 in 575
Connecticut#156281 in 867
Texas#1711431 in 785
Mississippi#176311 in 816
New York#1821751 in 969
Kentucky#207251 in 1,316
California#2151381 in 1,181
Virginia#215301 in 1,361
District of Columbia#219111 in 1,229
Minnesota#219261 in 1,453
North Carolina#229331 in 1,491
Alabama#233261 in 1,384
New Jersey#233351 in 1,642
Tennessee#233231 in 1,593
Massachusetts#238261 in 2,061
Illinois#244601 in 1,771
Nebraska#24981 in 1,734
Georgia#254281 in 1,612
Arkansas#255121 in 1,493
Pennsylvania#256631 in 1,840
Colorado#268121 in 1,546
Maryland#273141 in 2,144
Utah#27371 in 1,474
Michigan#297371 in 2,485
West Virginia#30291 in 2,148
Missouri#313161 in 2,783
Florida#314221 in 2,157
Wisconsin#316131 in 3,334
Ohio#324381 in 2,812
Indiana#325191 in 2,654
South Carolina#37491 in 2,983
Louisiana#386141 in 2,808
Oklahoma#39171 in 3,046
Iowa#44751 in 5,501
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

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 Lucy
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#34#24)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#50#24)
  • 31 spots since 2015 (#55#24)
  • Biggest jump: 56 spots in 1980 (#536#480)
  • Biggest drop: 58 spots in 1975 (#472#530)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #24 (6,176 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1880–1924
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 150
  • Highest: 1 in 150 girls born in 1881 were named Lucy (0.66%)
  • Latest: 1 in 260 girls born in 2025 (0.38%)
  • Its best rank, #24 in 2025, was only 1 in 260 (0.38%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 17.7% of all girls named Lucy (42,024) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #44 (1881) → #587 (1978) → #24 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,520#44 (1881)#49
1890s10,323#53 (1890)#57
1900s11,020#61 (1900)#67
1910s23,117#73 (1914)#81
1920s27,434#92 (1923)#102
1930s16,413#119 (1930)#138
1940s13,128#154 (1940)#181
1950s13,644#200 (1953)#219
1960s8,671#267 (1960)#313
1970s3,700#438 (1970)#506
1980s4,727#429 (1986)#459
1990s6,090#364 (1999)#433
2000s19,399#101 (2009)#199
2010s42,024#48 (2019)#60
2020s29,759#24 (2025)#41

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.

Lucy in 1958

girls
#241
1,252 births · 1 in 1,607 girls
boys
#3,559
6 births · 1 in 353,735 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #241Lucy1,252

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #3,559Lucy6
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,607 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucy
  1. #238Natalie1,283
  2. #239Josephine1,274
  3. #240Jodi1,272
  4. #241Lucy1,252
  5. #242Tanya1,246
  6. #243Maryann1,234
  7. #244Edna1,227
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 1,133Brigitte#1,904#771
  2. 760Samantha#1,754#994
  3. 709Selena#1,388#679
  4. 672Tambra#1,588#916
  5. 570Bridgette#1,274#704
Fallers
  1. 312Sarita#970#1,282
  2. 311Beryl#910#1,221
  3. 309Sherree#827#1,136
  4. 275Winnie#965#1,240
  5. 236Jacalyn#975#1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 353,735 of them was named Lucy, which outranked 20.9% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucy
  1. #3,275Willliam7
  2. #3,275Wwlliam7
  3. #3,275Yehuda7
  4. #3,559Lucy6
  5. #3,559Abdul6
  6. #3,559Abelino6
  7. #3,559Abie6
  8. #3,944Addis5
  9. #3,944Adger5
  10. #3,944Adolpho5

Tied with 384 names at #3,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 742Wayde#1,364#622
  2. 568Maverick#1,364#796
  3. 516Darren#897#381
  4. 435Tobin#1,250#815
  5. 406Dion#928#522
Fallers
  1. 388Claud#957#1,345
  2. 349Ritchie#823#1,172
  3. 333Levon#944#1,277
  4. 320Weston#957#1,277
  5. 297Parker#925#1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958