Girl name#191 of girl names
Lucy
Pronounced L UW1 S IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
How popular is Lucy?
Lucy is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 238,968 children — the 191st most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 41% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 5,574 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW1 S IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lucy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lucy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lucy?
- Lucy ranks 191st among girls' names in US records, with 238,968 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 47,741.
- Is Lucy a unisex name?
- No. Lucy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lucy most popular?
- 2024, when 5,574 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.