Lucy
Lucy is a girls' name of Latin origin meaning “light.” It ranked #24 in the United States in 2025. Derived from Latin 'Lucia,' meaning light.
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how do you pronounce Lucy?
LOO-see
where does the name Lucy come from?
The English form of the Latin Lucia, from lux, meaning light. Medieval England used Lucia in writing and Lucy in speech, and the spoken form eventually became the written one — a common pattern for names that stayed in continuous popular use.
Saint Lucy of Syracuse was a 4th-century martyr and patron of the blind; her feast day (December 13) is celebrated across Scandinavia as a festival of light.
how popular is this name?
Lucy has appeared in the US top 1,000 in 146 years since 1880. It peaked at #24 in 2025.
See the milestone years
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #24 |
| 2024 | #34 |
| 2023 | #40 |
| 2022 | #48 |
| 2021 | #48 |
| 2020 | #50 |
| 2019 | #48 |
| 2018 | #51 |
| 2017 | #52 |
| 2016 | #55 |
| 2010 | #75 |
| 2000 | #324 |
| 1990 | #449 |
| 1980 | #480 |
| 1970 | #438 |
| 1960 | #267 |
| 1950 | #207 |
| 1940 | #154 |
| 1930 | #119 |
| 1920 | #94 |
| 1910 | #75 |
| 1900 | #61 |
| 1890 | #53 |
| 1880 | #44 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset (through 2025). Years absent from the table are years Lucy fell outside the top 1,000.
the history of Lucy
Lucy has been in unbroken English use since the Norman Conquest, which few names manage. It has an unusually strong literary presence: Wordsworth's Lucy poems, Lucy Snowe in Villette, Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View, and Lucy Pevensie, the first of the Narnia children to step through the wardrobe.
who are famous people named Lucy?
- Lucille Ball (actress)
- Lucy Liu (actress)
- Lucy Worsley (historian)
- Lucy (Australopithecus fossil)
what are the nicknames and variants of Lucy?
Nicknames
Variants around the world
what names are similar to Lucy?
what names go well with Lucy?
Sibling names that share Lucy's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
quick answers about Lucy
What does the name Lucy mean?
Lucy means “light”.
What is the origin of the name Lucy?
Lucy comes from the Latin naming tradition. Related forms include Lucie, Lucia and Luci.
How popular is the name Lucy?
Lucy ranked #24 in the US in 2025, according to Social Security data. Its best year was 2025, at #24, and it has spent 146 years in the top 1,000 since 1880.
Is Lucy a boy or girl name?
Lucy is primarily a girls' name.
How do you pronounce Lucy?
Lucy is pronounced LOO-see, with 2 syllables.
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