Lucy
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.
Meaning & Origin of Lucy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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.
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The Story of Lucy
Lucy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 590 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 5,452 Lucys were born — ranking #33 that year. As of 2026, Lucy ranks #33 for baby girls with 5,452 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 242K Lucys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lucy
Lucy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 242K births in the dataset. Lucy's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #33. Use the chart and map above to compare Lucy'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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