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Girl's name · #25 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Lucy was #44 in 1880, slipped to #588 by 1978, and reached #25 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. About 237,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
See where Lucy is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Lucy is especially popular in New Zealand.
#7 in New Zealand (2025) · #12 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #15 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #16 in Ireland (2025) · #32 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #34 in N. Ireland (2025) · #37 in Scotland (2025) · #143 in England & Wales (2025) · #150 in Switzerland (2025) · #158 in Netherlands (2025) · #164 in Belgium (2025) · #231 in Sweden (2025) and 6 more.
Among 1,511 notable people named Lucy:
Entertainers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lucy Liu, American actress.
About 110 girls a year are given Lula as their full name.
Similar names: Lucia · Nora · Luna · Gracie · Ellie · Josie
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