Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Lucky

Gender Unisex · 14% girls Rank 2025 #1,580 Trend ↑ Rising 87%

Lucky is an English and Indian language unisex given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#1,580
among boys · ↑277 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
142
named Lucky · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,816
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
142 babies
All-time total
4,226
#2,244 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Lucky popularity over time

4,226 babies have been named Lucky since 1912, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 37 37 4 – #2,451
1920s 30 160 190 19 +414% #1,498
1930s – 114 114 11 -40% #1,547
1940s 66 343 409 41 +259% #935
1950s 41 355 396 40 -3% #1,072
1960s 13 320 333 33 -16% #1,107
1970s 5 243 248 25 -26% #1,613
1980s 28 232 260 26 +5% #1,930
1990s 107 385 492 49 +89% #1,776
2000s 85 562 647 65 +32% #1,879
2010s 108 460 568 57 -12% #2,228
2020s (to 2025) 119 413 532 89 +56% #1,580

Where Lucky is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 119 0.07 outside top 500
2027 130 0.08 outside top 500
2028 140 0.08 outside top 500
2029 149 0.09 outside top 500
2030 157 0.09 outside top 500

Where Lucky is most popular

Boys named Lucky per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, California, and Texas.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lucky 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 15 0.122 +186%
California 68 0.074 +74%
Texas 40 0.045 +6%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 ≈ national
Washington 5 0.031 -28%
Georgia 5 0.020 -54%
Ohio 5 0.019 -56%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Lucky

Lucky is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,580 in 2025 with 108 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 4,226 American babies have been named Lucky, about 86% boys and 14% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 142 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 Lucky stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lucky?

The median living Lucky is about 26 years old; half are between 11 and 53. An estimated 3,500 people named Lucky are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

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

Lucky 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 34 #4,233 108 #1,580
2024 25 #5,233 87 #1,857
2023 16 #7,121 46 #2,786
2022 15 #7,499 58 #2,428
2021 14 #7,870 70 #2,090
2020 15 #7,426 44 #2,786
2019 17 #6,913 47 #2,718
2018 12 #8,952 44 #2,777
2017 12 #9,120 44 #2,780
2016 8 #12,428 56 #2,356
2015 – – 44 #2,749
2014 11 #9,907 54 #2,389
2013 15 #8,016 33 #3,314
2012 10 #10,942 37 #3,088
2011 13 #8,952 42 #2,834
2010 10 #10,910 59 #2,228
2009 9 #12,063 53 #2,431
2008 8 #13,317 57 #2,312
2007 10 #11,304 63 #2,154
2006 10 #11,104 70 #1,936
2005 5 #18,097 68 #1,879
2004 10 #10,381 65 #1,901
2003 13 #8,291 42 #2,496
2002 7 #13,055 55 #2,015
2001 8 #11,608 42 #2,369
2000 5 #16,525 47 #2,160
1995 11 #7,852 40 #2,076
1990 16 #5,716 25 #2,672
1985 – – 23 #2,333
1980 – – 27 #2,032
1975 – – 32 #1,613
1970 – – 19 #2,101
1965 – – 34 #1,329
1960 – – 50 #1,107
1955 5 #6,361 35 #1,287
1950 5 #5,780 39 #1,154
1945 7 #3,874 48 #935
1940 5 #4,767 24 #1,387
1935 – – 7 #3,144
1930 – – 19 #1,736
1925 7 #4,261 15 #2,142
1920 – – 7 #3,692
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lucky

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

  1. 1 Lucky Luciano Lucky Luciano Italian American mobster (1897–1962) 19th century
  2. 2 Lucky Dube Lucky Dube South African reggae musician (1964–2007) 1910–1964 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Lucky Thompson Lucky Thompson American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lucky?

The median living Lucky is about 26 years old. Half of all living Luckys are between 11 and 53 years old.

How many people named Lucky are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Lucky are alive in the United States, based on 4,226 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucky mean?

Lucky is an English and Indian language unisex given name and surname.

How popular is the name Lucky in 2025?

Lucky ranked #1,580 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 108 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucky?

4,226 babies have been named Lucky in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucky most popular?

Lucky peaked in 2025, when 142 newborns received the name.

Is Lucky a boy or girl name?

Lucky is used for both: about 14% of babies named Lucky have been girls and 86% boys.

Is the name Lucky rising or falling?

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

Will Lucky become more popular?

Lucky is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 157 boys named Lucky 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 Lucky?

Well-known people named Lucky include Lucky Luciano (mafioso), Lucky Dube (musician), Lucky Thompson (musician).

Names like Lucky

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

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