Lucky
Lucky is given to both girls and boys: 34 girls and 108 boys were given it in 2025 (#4,232 among girls’ names and #1,580 among boys’, #2,808 among all names counting both); 4,226 Americans have been recorded with it since 1912 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 3,410 Americans named Lucky and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (81% of everyone recorded); the median is 26 years old and half are between 12 and 51.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Lucky by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Lucky mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Lucky is “a given name for a dog.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Lucky?
#1,580 among boys’ names, 2025
Lucky rose from #2,748 in 2015 to #1,580 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 23.0 to 63.2 per million.
142 babies in 2025, the peak
Lucky peaked in 2025, when 142 babies were given it (108 boys, #1,580 among boys’ names). In 2024 it went to 87 boys.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,232 | 108 | #1,580 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5,230 | 87 | #1,857 |
| 2023 | 16 | #7,116 | 46 | #2,785 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,494 | 58 | #2,427 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,865 | 70 | #2,089 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,421 | 44 | #2,785 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,909 | 47 | #2,717 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,947 | 44 | #2,776 |
| 2017 | 12 | #9,116 | 44 | #2,779 |
| 2016 | 8 | #12,423 | 56 | #2,356 |
Every recorded year (110)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | under 5 | 44 | #2,748 | |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,902 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2013 | 15 | #8,012 | 33 | #3,312 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,936 | 37 | #3,086 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,948 | 42 | #2,833 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,904 | 59 | #2,227 |
| 2009 | 9 | #12,057 | 53 | #2,430 |
| 2008 | 8 | #13,312 | 57 | #2,311 |
| 2007 | 10 | #11,300 | 63 | #2,154 |
| 2006 | 10 | #11,099 | 70 | #1,935 |
| 2005 | 5 | #18,090 | 68 | #1,875 |
| 2004 | 10 | #10,375 | 65 | #1,897 |
| 2003 | 13 | #8,286 | 42 | #2,492 |
| 2002 | 7 | #13,049 | 55 | #2,011 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,601 | 42 | #2,365 |
| 2000 | 5 | #16,517 | 47 | #2,156 |
| 1999 | 7 | #12,138 | 47 | #2,044 |
| 1998 | 6 | #13,418 | 45 | #2,080 |
| 1997 | 7 | #11,547 | 46 | #1,982 |
| 1996 | 8 | #10,129 | 52 | #1,772 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,847 | 40 | #2,071 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,914 | 43 | #1,949 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,824 | 22 | #3,100 |
| 1992 | 6 | #12,674 | 23 | #2,957 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,554 | 42 | #1,874 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,711 | 25 | #2,667 |
| 1989 | under 5 | 23 | #2,741 | |
| 1988 | 5 | #13,006 | 29 | #2,170 |
| 1987 | under 5 | 16 | #3,143 | |
| 1986 | 6 | #10,292 | 20 | #2,653 |
| 1985 | under 5 | 23 | #2,332 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 23 | #2,268 | |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,488 | 18 | #2,629 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,784 | 24 | #2,190 |
| 1981 | under 5 | 29 | #1,929 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 27 | #2,032 | |
| 1979 | 5 | #11,190 | 25 | #2,081 |
| 1978 | under 5 | 15 | #2,871 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 28 | #1,844 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 26 | #1,911 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 32 | #1,612 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 15 | #2,625 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 28 | #1,684 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 29 | #1,625 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 26 | #1,761 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 19 | #2,100 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 16 | #2,190 | |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,442 | 27 | #1,531 |
| 1967 | under 5 | 34 | #1,303 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 30 | #1,414 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 34 | #1,328 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 34 | #1,363 | |
| 1963 | 5 | #7,201 | 30 | #1,444 |
| 1962 | under 5 | 36 | #1,304 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 29 | #1,508 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 50 | #1,106 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 18 | #1,946 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 33 | #1,358 | |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,650 | 26 | #1,566 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,686 | 43 | #1,163 |
| 1955 | 5 | #6,359 | 35 | #1,286 |
| 1954 | under 5 | 45 | #1,115 | |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,846 | 47 | #1,071 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,329 | 38 | #1,207 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,871 | 31 | #1,337 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,778 | 39 | #1,153 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,490 | 40 | #1,122 |
| 1948 | under 5 | 34 | #1,246 | |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,204 | 50 | #1,023 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,143 | 34 | #1,208 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,872 | 48 | #935 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,921 | 39 | #1,065 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,644 | 36 | #1,149 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,600 | 15 | #1,918 |
| 1941 | under 5 | 23 | #1,431 | |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,765 | 24 | #1,387 |
| 1939 | under 5 | 13 | #2,015 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 20 | #1,547 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 11 | #2,282 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 7 | #3,048 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 7 | #3,144 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 11 | #2,349 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 9 | #2,763 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 17 | #1,811 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 19 | #1,736 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 10 | #2,697 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 22 | #1,630 | |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,598 | 26 | #1,498 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,618 | 20 | #1,763 |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,260 | 15 | #2,141 |
| 1924 | under 5 | 15 | #2,179 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 16 | #2,082 | |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,779 | 13 | #2,424 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,576 | 16 | #2,115 |
| 1920 | under 5 | 7 | #3,691 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 7 | #3,611 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 7 | #3,430 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 11 | #2,479 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 6 | #3,117 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 6 | #2,450 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Lucky a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,226 Americans recorded as Lucky, 14% are girls and 86% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Lucky: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Lucky, and how old are they?
3,410 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 81% of the 4,226 Americans ever recorded as Lucky. The median Lucky alive today is 26 years old; half are between 12 and 51.
The 2020 Census counted 3,838 people named Lucky (843 women and girls, 2,995 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,057 born in the U.S. The Census count is 26% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 106 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 504 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 374 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 543 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 961 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 923 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Lucky born?
The states with the most babies named Lucky are California, Texas and Minnesota, with 83% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Minnesota is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 29 | #1,070 | 1.2× |
| Texas | 15 | #1,332 | 0.5× |
| Minnesota | 5 | #888 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin | 5 | #851 | 0.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | #1,358 | 0.0× |
Where Lucky is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Lucky is most over-represented in California: since 1912 it was given 1.2 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Lucky with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 452,289 babies since 1880, Lucky is the sixth most given (<1% of them). In 2025 it was given to 142 of their 20,801 babies (<1%), again the sixth most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Lucky and names like it
- Compare Lucky and LukeBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sLucky peaked in 2025.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Lucky since 1910.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Lucky.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Lucky alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with LMost given first.