Recorded 1914–1931 Girls' name Peak 1927 24 births

Lucye — girls' name

24 babies named Lucye in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s131930s5
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lucye was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lucye in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucye

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Lucye between 1914 and 1931, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lucye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucye 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 24 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.

Lucye at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

24

Since 1914

18 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1914

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1931

Lucye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1914

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1931192719221914 6

Lucye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 54% of Lucye's all-time total
1910s61920s131930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucye?
24 babies have been named Lucye since 1914. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
When was Lucye most popular?
Lucye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Lucye been used?
Lucye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 18 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Lucye?
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, 1914–1931 (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.