Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Lucie

Meaning A female given name from Latin, variant of Lucy Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,130 Trend ↑ Rising 21%

A female given name from Latin, variant of Lucy.

Rank 2025
#1,130
among girls · ↑164 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
207
named Lucie · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,765
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
207 babies
All-time total
7,749
#1,942 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lucie popularity over time

7,749 babies have been named Lucie 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s 205 21 – #338
1890s 259 26 +26% #473
1900s 232 23 -10% #675
1910s 544 54 +134% #729
1920s 521 52 -4% #811
1930s 319 32 -39% #1,140
1940s 332 33 +4% #1,350
1950s 520 52 +57% #1,182
1960s 347 35 -33% #1,571
1970s 195 20 -44% #2,776
1980s 229 23 +17% #2,897
1990s 402 40 +76% #2,158
2000s 1,090 109 +171% #1,579
2010s 1,526 153 +40% #1,374
2020s (to 2025) 1,028 171 +12% #1,130

Where Lucie 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 214 0.13 outside top 500
2027 221 0.14 outside top 500
2028 227 0.14 outside top 500
2029 232 0.14 outside top 500
2030 236 0.15 outside top 500

Where Lucie is most popular

Girls named Lucie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.107 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lucie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 30 0.248 +132%
Connecticut 12 0.206 +93%
New York 74 0.187 +75%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +51%
Colorado 16 0.143 +34%
Utah 11 0.132 +24%
Ohio 30 0.126 +18%
Washington 17 0.118 +10%
California 97 0.115 +8%
Illinois 26 0.114 +6%
Florida 48 0.112 +5%
South Carolina 10 0.111 ≈ national
North Carolina 23 0.101 -5%
Tennessee 16 0.101 -5%
Minnesota 10 0.093 -13%
Georgia 18 0.079 -26%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -33%
Michigan 13 0.071 -33%
Virginia 12 0.070 -34%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -34%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -36%
Texas 50 0.062 -42%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -46%
Maryland 6 0.057 -47%
Indiana 5 0.036 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lucie

Lucie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,130 in 2025 with 207 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 7,749 American babies have been named Lucie. Its peak came in 2025, when 207 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lucie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lucie?

The median living Lucie is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 40. An estimated 5,500 people named Lucie are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Lucie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 207 #1,130
2024 179 #1,294
2023 158 #1,419
2022 167 #1,380
2021 155 #1,409
2020 162 #1,355
2019 139 #1,555
2018 164 #1,374
2017 131 #1,650
2016 156 #1,476
2015 158 #1,460
2014 151 #1,483
2013 156 #1,445
2012 166 #1,395
2011 160 #1,424
2010 145 #1,543
2009 143 #1,579
2008 142 #1,602
2007 138 #1,617
2006 127 #1,670
2005 106 #1,845
2004 96 #1,953
2003 107 #1,767
2002 82 #2,092
2001 74 #2,205
2000 75 #2,151
1995 28 #3,829
1990 38 #2,992
1985 28 #3,210
1980 21 #3,787
1975 16 #4,051
1970 25 #2,825
1965 29 #2,229
1960 48 #1,630
1955 52 #1,395
1950 40 #1,465
1945 20 #1,919
1940 29 #1,428
1935 35 #1,216
1930 33 #1,338
1925 44 #1,168
1920 81 #811
1915 70 #790
1910 33 #748
1905 21 #815
1900 28 #681
1895 22 #674
1890 31 #473
1885 13 #620
1880 23 #338

Famous people named Lucie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lucie Jones Lucie Jones Welsh singer and actress b. 1991 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Lucie Šafářová Lucie Šafářová Czech tennis player (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lucie Silvas Lucie Silvas British musician (born 1977) Contemporary
  4. 4 Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Czech tennis player (born 1985) Contemporary
  5. 5 Lucie Vondráčková Lucie Vondráčková Czech singer and actress b. 1980 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Lucie Décosse Lucie Décosse French judoka (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lucie?

The median living Lucie is about 17 years old. Half of all living Lucies are between 8 and 40 years old.

How many people named Lucie are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Lucie are alive in the United States, based on 7,749 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucie mean?

A female given name from Latin, variant of Lucy.

How popular is the name Lucie in 2025?

Lucie ranked #1,130 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 207 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucie?

7,749 babies have been named Lucie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucie most popular?

Lucie peaked in 2025, when 207 newborns received the name.

Is Lucie a boy or girl name?

Lucie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lucie rising or falling?

Lucie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lucie become more popular?

Lucie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 236 girls named Lucie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lucie?

Well-known people named Lucie include Lucie Jones (singer), Lucie Šafářová (tennis player), Lucie Silvas (singer).

Names like Lucie

Names that sound and feel close to Lucie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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