Lucky
Lucky is an English and Indian language unisex given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Lucky
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lucky is an English and Indian language unisex given name and surname.
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The Story of Lucky
As a girl name
Lucky first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 25 Luckys were born — ranking #5,133 that year. As of 2026, Lucky ranks #5,304 for girls with 24 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). In total, more than 615 Luckys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lucky first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 86 Luckys were born — ranking #1,859 that year. As of 2026, Lucky ranks #1,956 for boys with 81 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Luckys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lucky
Lucky is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Lucky's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #927. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucky'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 .
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