Recorded 1992–2020 Girls' name Peak 1992 88 births

Lucely — girls' name

88 babies named Lucely in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s292010s182020s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lucely was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lucely in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucely

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Lucely between 1992 and 2020, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucely performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lucely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lucely in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucely in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 88 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lucely at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

88

Since 1992

29 years of records

Peak year

1992

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1992

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2020

Lucely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1992

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1992)
16
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2020201220082006200319951992 16

Lucely by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 41% of Lucely's all-time total
1990s362000s292010s182020s5

Lucely by state

Where Lucely concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lucely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.7%
New York share of Lucely's total US births 5.7%

5 of 88 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucely?
88 babies have been named Lucely since 1992. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1992 with 16 births.
When was Lucely most popular?
Lucely was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Lucely most popular?
The top states for the name Lucely are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Lucely been used?
Lucely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 29 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Lucely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucia, Lucinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.