US rank #1293 Girls' name Peak 2024 7,538 births

Lucie — #1293 US girls' name

7,538 babies named Lucie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1293
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lucie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

178 babies were named Lucie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucie

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,538 babies named Lucie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucie currently holds the #1293 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 178 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,526 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lucie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 530 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lucie in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucie 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 7,538 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.

Lucie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,538

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

178 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,293

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lucie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
178
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Lucie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,526 births that decade — 20% of Lucie's all-time total
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Lucie by state

Where Lucie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lucie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
530 7.0%
#2 New York
443 5.9%
#3 Texas
179 2.4%
#4 Massachusetts
142 1.9%
#5 Florida
130 1.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
120 1.6%
#7 Illinois
113 1.5%
#8 Ohio
107 1.4%
California share of Lucie's total US births 7.0%
Even split

530 of 7,538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Lucie appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucie?
7,538 babies have been named Lucie since 1880. It currently ranks #1293 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 178 births.
When was Lucie most popular?
Lucie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,526 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lucie most popular?
The top states for the name Lucie are California (530 births), New York (443 births), Texas (179 births).
How long has the name Lucie been used?
Lucie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lucie?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.