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Lucy

Gender
Girl
Say it
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Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#109 for girls
US rank, 2025
#24 for girls

TimelessBig in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland

Lucy is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “light”. In 2025 it ranked 109th for girls in the UK (494 babies) and 24th for girls in the US (6,176 babies).

What does Lucy mean?

Latin: English form of Lucia

“light”

English form of Lucia, from lux, light; St Lucy was a 4th-century martyr of Syracuse.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Lucy a girl's or a boy's name?

Lucy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 494 girls in the UK and 6,176 girls and 8 boys in the US.

How popular is Lucy in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#109among girls
Babies in 2025
494about 1 in 560 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 53% in five years
Same name in a class
2.5%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 494 girls in the UK were named Lucy, making it the 109th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 55th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 4,931 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 19 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Lucy since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Lucy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 570 girls in the UK were given Lucy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #110.

Among girls in 2025, it was 143rd in England and Wales, 37th in Scotland and 34th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#50), 1914 (#61), 1924 (#92), 1974 (#38), 1984 (#24), 1994 (#13), 2004 (#7) and 2014 (#30).

1996Busiest: 4,931 in 19982025
Lucy in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025494#109
2024550#97
2023607#89
2022768#73
2021871#69
20201,015#55
20191,208#45
20181,255#45
20171,445#39
20161,659#33
20151,988#28
20142,176#24
20132,247#25
20122,498#21
20112,852#19
20103,129#15
20093,231#12
20083,497#10
20073,818#10
20064,164#8
20054,106#7
20044,474#7
20034,548#7
20024,257#9
20014,464#9
20004,711#10
19994,437#12
19984,931#11
19974,560#13
19963,937#16

How popular is Lucy in the US?

Rank in 2025
#24among girls
Babies in 2025
6,176about 1 in 260 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 25% in five years
Same name in a class
5.2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 6,176 girls in the US were named Lucy, making it the 24th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 50th. 8 boys were also named Lucy in 2025 (8,906th for boys).

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Lucy of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the girls named Lucy in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 6,176 in 20252025
Lucy in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20256,176#24
20245,425#34
20234,884#40
20224,448#48
20214,457#48
20204,369#50
20194,477#48
20184,378#51
20174,604#52
20164,604#55
20154,558#55
20144,299#61
20133,948#66
20123,818#66
20113,704#73
20103,634#75
20093,180#101
20083,075#112
20072,570#135
20062,259#153
20051,965#172
20041,643#203
20031,475#220
20021,211#259
20011,041#306
2000980#324
1999815#364
1998700#392
1997700#378
1996647#405
1995576#445
1994536#472
1993524#480
1992521#474
1991520#471
1990551#448
1989544#447
1988515#440
1987506#439
1986501#429
1985487#449
1984426#479
1983409#483
1982466#458
1981434#485
1980439#480
1979350#536
1978291#587
1977311#564
1976346#514
1975326#530
1974383#472
1973348#500
1972415#450
1971426#469
1970504#438
1969580#391
1968671#336
1967687#336
1966754#323
1965870#307
1964949#299
1963936#302
19621,008#288
19611,086#279
19601,130#267
19591,206#253
19581,252#241
19571,351#228
19561,362#222
19551,404#215
19541,531#201
19531,565#200
19521,415#203
19511,269#216
19501,289#207
19491,397#195
19481,342#202
19471,322#202
19461,236#194
19451,146#178
19441,207#179
19431,317#176
19421,335#173
19411,444#156
19401,382#154
19391,409#154
19381,428#154
19371,449#151
19361,446#147
19351,510#141
19341,647#134
19331,747#129
19321,829#128
19311,827#126
19302,121#119
19292,127#115
19282,322#112
19272,542#112
19262,545#106
19252,766#102
19242,978#98
19233,002#92
19222,977#93
19213,157#93
19203,018#94
19193,007#91
19183,108#90
19172,929#87
19162,877#84
19152,814#79
19142,298#73
19131,856#76
19121,636#78
19111,309#77
19101,283#75
19091,175#71
19081,118#73
19071,152#68
19061,077#69
19051,132#66
19041,086#66
1903990#68
19021,065#65
1901979#61
19001,246#61
18991,018#60
18981,144#59
1897984#61
18961,074#59
18951,016#61
18941,077#57
18931,036#56
18921,057#55
1891944#53
1890973#53
1889893#54
1888964#51
1887811#51
1886817#50
1885711#52
1884787#47
1883663#48
1882673#46
1881611#44
1880590#44

Nicknames for Lucy

Names like Lucy

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Emma Anna Sophie Georgia Emily Charlotte Ruby Eleanor Lydia Alice Hannah Ellie

Other spellings of Lucy

Lucie Lwsi Luci Lucee

Names related to Lucy

Lucky

More Latin names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Lucy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lucy, updated 20 October 2026.