Lacy
Lacy is a surname and a unisex given name.
Meaning & Origin of Lacy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lacy is a surname and a unisex given name.
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The Story of Lacy
As a girl name
Lacy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 988 Lacys were born — ranking #253 that year. As of 2026, Lacy ranks #3,197 for girls with 50 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 20K Lacys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lacy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 125 Lacys were born — ranking #568 that year. As of 2026, Lacy ranks #9,707 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Lacys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lacy
Lacy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Lacy's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #242. Use the chart and map above to compare Lacy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.