Girls' name · since 1928
Lucey
Lucey has 46 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1928.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucey has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1928, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2021.
- #35,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1928
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucey ranks #35,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1928, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lucey's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lucey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lucey's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lucey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2021
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
46 total births across 94 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 9 births in a single year.
Lucey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Lucey's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lucey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (57% of all-time use).
Lucey decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Lucey's data
- Lucey's decade-level peak was the 2010s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lucey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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