Lucy is a girl name family recorded 1,129,422 times in 27 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Spain (#2 in 2024). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 2000, at 2,357.3 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Lucie (France), Lucia (Argentina, Spain, Catalonia), Łucja (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Lucy
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucia | Spanish | 210,936 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #74 | 2002 | ▼ 44 % |
| Lucia | Spanish | 138,111 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #2 | 2003 | – |
| Lucia | Spanish | 59,426 | 🇺🇸 United States | #83 | 2025 | ▲ 131 % |
| Lucia | Spanish | 14,950 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #10 | 2006 | ▼ 43 % |
| Lucia | Spanish | 14,092 | 🇮🇹 Italy | – | 1999 | – |
| Lucia | Spanish | 13,332 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #9 | 2000 | ▼ 59 % |
| Lucy | English | 237,613 | 🇺🇸 United States | #24 | 1891 | ▲ 51 % |
| Lucy | English | 71,001 | 🏴 England & Wales | #143 | 1998 | ▼ 72 % |
| Lucy | English | 11,417 | 🏴 Scotland | #37 | 2006 | ▼ 59 % |
| Lucy | English | 9,634 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #16 | 2010 | ▼ 36 % |
| Lucy | English | 9,505 | 🇫🇷 France | #310 | 2015 | ▼ 54 % |
| Lucy | English | 7,533 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #32 | 2012 | – |
| Lucie | French | 212,065 | 🇫🇷 France | #43 | 1900 | ▼ 48 % |
| Lucie | French | 8,489 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #9 | 2005 | ▼ 11 % |
| Lucie | French | 7,749 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1129 | 1880 | ▲ 46 % |
| Lucie | French | 5,986 | 🏴 England & Wales | #747 | 2010 | ▼ 62 % |
| Lucie | French | 3,019 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #40 | 2010 | – |
| Lucie | French | 1,907 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #125 | 2005 | ▼ 41 % |
| Łucja | Polish | 26,717 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #20 | 2025 | ▲ 177 % |
| Łucja | Polish | 214 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3034 | 2018 | ▼ 30 % |
| Łucja | Polish | 32 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2013 | – |
| Łucja | Polish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
| Łucja | Polish | 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2013 | – |
| Luci | Italian | 2,865 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2859 | 2010 | ▲ 3 % |
| Luci | Italian | 389 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2003 | – |
| Luci | Italian | 334 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2703 | 1965 | new |
| Luci | Italian | 93 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2010 | – |
| Luci | Italian | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2017 | – |
| Lucija | Slovene | 2,571 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #26 | 1998 | ▲ 25 % |
| Lucija | Slovene | 83 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #474 | 2024 | new |
| Lucija | Slovene | 48 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9457 | 2025 | new |
| Lucija | Slovene | 10 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2017 | – |
| Lucija | Slovene | 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2002 | – |
| Luzia | Portuguese | 364 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #264 | 2023 | ▲ 32 % |
| Luzia | Portuguese | 187 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #901 | 2002 | new |
| Luzia | Portuguese | 125 | 🇫🇷 France | #2722 | 2025 | ▲ 154 % |
| Luzia | Portuguese | 101 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 2017 | new |
| Luzia | Portuguese | 62 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2024 | – |
| Luzia | Portuguese | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1954 | – |
| Lucky | English | 602 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4172 | 2025 | new |
| Lucky | English | 10 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2000 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Lucy ↔ Lucie — checked by hand
- Lucy ↔ Lucia — checked by hand
- Lucy ↔ Luzia — checked by hand
- Lucy ↔ Lucija — checked by hand
- Lucy ↔ Łucja — checked by hand
- Lucy ↔ Luci — spelling variant
- Lucy ↔ Lucky — spelling variant
Questions about Lucy
How popular is the name Lucy?
In 2024 it ranked #2 in Spain. Official registers record 1,129,422 births across 27 countries.
What is Lucy in other languages?
Lucia (Spanish); Lucie (French); Łucja (Polish); Luci (Italian); Lucija (Slovene); Luzia (Portuguese); Lucky (English).
When was Lucy most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 2000, at 2,357.3 births per 100,000.
Is Lucy a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Lucy is a girl name.