Lucy
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning born of light.
How Lucy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #55 |
| 2016 | #55 |
| 2017 | #52 |
| 2018 | #51 |
| 2019 | #48 |
| 2020 | #50 |
| 2021 | #47 |
| 2022 | #48 |
| 2023 | #40 |
| 2024 | #34 |
| 2025 | #25 |
Lucy by the numbers
In 2025, 346 babies in England and Wales were named Lucy. In the US, 4,564 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,592 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 170 American girls born that year was called Lucy.
Names that come from Lucy
Forms of Lucy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lucillelight-giving or luminous; a form of Lucy1,197 in the US (2017)
- Lucindalight-giving; a form of Lucy154 in the US (2017)
- Lucilelight-giving; a form of Lucy29 in the US (2017)
- Lucjafrom lucus (grove); Polish form of Lucy8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lucettelittle light; a diminutive of Lucy7 in the US (2017)
- Lucelylight-giving; a form of Lucy5 in the US (2017)
- Lucyannalight-giving; a blend of Lucy and Anna5 in the US (2017)
- Lucyannelight-giving; a blend of Lucy and Anne5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lucy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lucy
Names that are said the same way as Lucy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lucielight-giving; a form of Lucy49 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Lucy, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lucy
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