Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1982

Lacy

Gender Unisex · 76% girls Rank 2025 #2,597 Trend ↓ Falling 24%
Rank 2025
#2,597
among girls · ↑438 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
67
named Lacy · +24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,989
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1982
1,015 babies
All-time total
26,685
#1,059 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lacy popularity over time

26,685 babies have been named Lacy since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 36 97 133 13 – #794
1890s 127 153 280 28 +111% #778
1900s 151 243 394 39 +41% #711
1910s 251 779 1,030 103 +161% #852
1920s 238 1,104 1,342 134 +30% #1,393
1930s 169 891 1,060 106 -21% #1,654
1940s 163 874 1,037 104 -2% #1,638
1950s 174 772 946 95 -9% #2,385
1960s 345 558 903 90 -5% #1,583
1970s 1,717 399 2,116 212 +134% #441
1980s 8,405 294 8,699 870 +311% #243
1990s 4,353 180 4,533 453 -48% #355
2000s 2,348 83 2,431 243 -46% #826
2010s 1,327 40 1,367 137 -44% #1,370
2020s (to 2025) 407 7 414 69 -50% #2,145

Where Lacy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 64 0.04 outside top 500
2027 61 0.04 outside top 500
2028 59 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Lacy

Lacy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,597 in 2025 with 67 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 26,685 American babies have been named Lacy, about 76% girls and 24% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1982, when 1,015 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lacy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lacy?

The median living Lacy is about 38 years old; half are between 30 and 44. An estimated 21 thousand people named Lacy are alive in the United States today.

median 38 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lacy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 67 #2,597 – –
2024 54 #3,035 – –
2023 60 #2,839 – –
2022 69 #2,566 – –
2021 88 #2,145 7 #10,343
2020 69 #2,515 – –
2019 70 #2,524 – –
2018 108 #1,875 7 #10,286
2017 108 #1,883 – –
2016 119 #1,750 – –
2015 160 #1,444 5 #13,207
2014 151 #1,482 7 #10,272
2013 156 #1,443 5 #13,243
2012 143 #1,546 – –
2011 142 #1,551 5 #13,502
2010 170 #1,370 11 #7,374
2009 198 #1,248 12 #7,064
2008 205 #1,234 10 #8,049
2007 263 #1,007 9 #8,631
2006 246 #1,043 10 #7,771
2005 263 #943 – –
2004 273 #892 7 #9,522
2003 297 #826 16 #4,945
2002 186 #1,124 – –
2001 211 #1,020 6 #10,012
2000 206 #1,025 13 #5,468
1995 330 #652 17 #3,781
1990 753 #355 31 #2,291
1985 934 #269 31 #1,895
1980 562 #406 34 #1,713
1975 210 #709 32 #1,609
1970 74 #1,413 46 #1,231
1965 36 #1,935 61 #946
1960 19 #2,862 61 #977
1955 18 #2,677 71 #882
1950 14 #2,838 91 #718
1945 17 #2,110 67 #750
1940 11 #2,648 81 #674
1935 17 #1,961 100 #581
1930 12 #2,610 102 #608
1925 34 #1,393 121 #564
1920 30 #1,489 107 #611
1915 24 #1,499 89 #613
1910 26 #852 33 #488
1905 15 #989 18 #559
1900 16 #955 33 #392
1895 17 #781 12 #627
1890 11 #854 17 #449
1885 7 #878 12 #564
1880 6 #794 9 #662

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lacy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lacy?

The median living Lacy is about 38 years old. Half of all living Lacys are between 30 and 44 years old.

How many people named Lacy are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Lacy are alive in the United States, based on 26,685 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lacy in 2025?

Lacy ranked #2,597 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 67 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lacy?

26,685 babies have been named Lacy in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lacy most popular?

Lacy peaked in 1982, when 1,015 newborns received the name.

Is Lacy a boy or girl name?

Lacy is used for both: about 76% of babies named Lacy have been girls and 24% boys.

Is the name Lacy rising or falling?

Lacy is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lacy become more popular?

Lacy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Lacy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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