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The baby name Lucy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːsi/ (LOO-see).

Lucy is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˈluːsi/ (LOO-see)

What is the meaning of the name Lucy ?

The baby name Lucy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːsi/ (LOO-see).

Lucy is Latin in Origin.

Lucy is the English form of the Latin Lucia, ultimately from lux, lucis, meaning “light.” The name conveys brightness or “one born at dawn,” and has long been linked with illumination and clarity.

Introduced to England by the Normans as Lucie, it appears widely in medieval rolls and was sustained by devotion to St. Lucia of Syracuse, whose feast of light shaped European tradition. Usage waned post-Reformation, then resurged in the 18th-19th centuries and remains strong across the English-speaking world. International variants include Lucia (Italian/Spanish/Scandinavian), Lucía (Spanish), Lucie (French, Czech), Łucja (Polish), Luce (Italian), and related forms such as Lucille, Lucinda, Lucienne, Lucette, and Lucetta; nicknames include Lu and Lulu. Masculine cognates are Lucius, Lucian, Luciano, and Lucien. In literature and song (for example, Lucy Pevensie in Narnia), the name often symbolizes steadfast hope and radiance.

Lucy has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Lucy

Lūcija Garūta Musician · Born 1902 · Latvia Lūcija Garūta was a Latvian musician and composer, best known for her choral work 'Dievs, Tava zeme deg!' which became a symbol of national resistance. Born in 1902, she contributed significantly to Latvian classical music with her compositions and performances.

Celebrity babies named Lucy

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Lucy Iglesias Anna Kournikova model ★★★★★ Enrique Iglesias musician ★★★★★
Lucy DeVito Rhea Perlman television actor ★★★★★ Danny DeVito film director ★★★★★
Lucy Dahl Patricia Neal television actor ★★★★★
Lucy Lang Stephen Lang television actor ★★★★★

Lucy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
FJ Girls 0 #7 3 583
KR Girls 0 #12 4 572
New Zealand Girls 2010 #14 205 98
SV Girls 0 #14 5 458
BW 0 #16 4 960
HN 0 #21 2 704
NA 0 #27 7 2,537
PR Girls 0 #28 231 3,171
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
United States Girls 2024 #34 5,396 8,487
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
PR 0 #42 14 1,497
CN Girls 0 #44 788 8,829
MO 0 #47 6 2,706
CY 0 #50 10 1,632
Canada Girls 2024 #52 414 2,795
PE Girls 0 #53 8,582 14,861
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
CN 0 #55 31 3,857
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
IN 0 #68 4 2,963
GT Girls 0 #69 1,206 7,500
ID Girls 0 #70 29 3,319
JP 0 #70 8 4,057
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
BG 0 #79 4 1,799
MX Girls 0 #79 12,262 17,781
CY Girls 0 #80 42 3,755
TW 0 #80 21 4,523
BN Girls 0 #83 24 5,459
GH Girls 0 #83 673 6,973
PH 0 #84 13 5,607
MT Girls 0 #85 69 3,773
Switzerland Girls 2024 #89 47 1,786
QA 0 #90 11 7,011
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
BO Girls 0 #94 2,078 9,488
EC Girls 0 #94 187 3,650
CO Girls 0 #95 11,695 16,140
BW Girls 0 #96 53 4,216
NA Girls 0 #97 142 7,146
EC 0 #98 18 2,502
NG Girls 0 #99 3,482 15,093
KW 0 #105 12 5,216
OM 0 #105 12 6,215
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
ZA Girls 0 #110 4,743 25,928
TW Girls 0 #113 188 8,139
Norway Girls 2025 #114 13 453
PA 0 #114 17 3,797
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
GR 0 #124 11 3,911
PE 0 #127 222 6,350
GH 0 #130 129 5,396
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
Belgium Girls 2024 #134 52 424
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
PA Girls 0 #134 572 9,861
CR 0 #135 24 5,526
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
MX 0 #136 393 8,339
SG Girls 0 #138 811 18,916
EE Girls 0 #139 4 1,888
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
CR Girls 0 #148 680 11,342
Sweden Girls 2022 #150 30 1,568
AE 0 #150 28 10,220
GT 0 #152 185 5,948
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
CL Girls 0 #154 3,052 14,098
CZ 0 #156 30 3,154
UY 0 #156 22 2,477
AR 0 #166 21 2,915
MO Girls 0 #166 88 7,056
LU Girls 0 #167 19 4,850
PH Girls 0 #167 260 13,098
QA Girls 0 #169 150 15,378
AE Girls 0 #171 466 20,968
CZ Girls 0 #176 221 5,378
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
RU 0 #177 13 3,641
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
AO Girls 0 #181 29 4,575
BO 0 #189 222 6,868
NG 0 #189 77 5,926
OM Girls 0 #189 218 15,987
UY Girls 0 #192 553 6,731
DK 0 #193 11 5,198
BG Girls 0 #196 28 3,559
GR Girls 0 #199 44 6,293
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
France Girls 2021 #200 243 3,185
IR 0 #201 29 4,221
JP Girls 0 #202 44 6,592
PL 0 #202 11 2,600
SG 0 #202 68 11,010
PS 0 #209 10 5,692
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
CO 0 #214 409 7,768
KW Girls 0 #215 342 19,177
HU Girls 0 #217 9 3,308
AR Girls 0 #222 737 8,289
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
HK Girls 0 #227 625 16,104
PT 0 #229 18 4,161
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #236 6 5,992
PT Girls 0 #241 279 7,952
PL Girls 0 #242 122 5,096
MY Girls 0 #243 1,416 24,821
JM Girls 0 #245 15 7,507
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JO Girls 0 #252 76 7,570
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
IL 0 #254 21 6,291
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Girls 0 #259 31 3,687
IT Girls 0 #274 5,632 9,415
MY 0 #276 55 12,352
DK Girls 0 #279 38 7,429
SA 0 #279 17 10,560
ZA 0 #279 169 14,421
Spain Girls 0 #284 1,558 5,561
HK 0 #288 61 8,483
CM Girls 0 #292 283 11,671
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
KZ Girls 0 #298 23 5,862
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
MU Girls 0 #305 47 8,539
SD Girls 0 #308 38 7,678
BR 0 #312 34 5,969
CL 0 #312 101 6,867
RU Girls 0 #315 212 11,913
Austria Girls 0 #317 105 1,885
IR Girls 0 #322 228 8,334
CN Boys 0 #323 9 9,639
GH Boys 0 #323 23 8,138
SA Girls 0 #328 807 25,931
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
Spain 0 #340 113 2,326
EG 0 #345 56 6,387
NL 0 #345 47 2,481
BD Girls 0 #349 38 8,413
Finland Girls 0 #357 35 1,368
Germany Girls 0 #361 709 4,949
NL Girls 0 #364 904 5,933
YE 0 #366 16 8,639
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
Germany 0 #385 53 2,542
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
BR Girls 0 #401 896 12,708
PS Girls 0 #402 124 10,981
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
BH 0 #414 140 17,937
IT 0 #414 358 4,183
GT Boys 0 #448 27 7,625
AR Boys 0 #449 19 7,628
IL Girls 0 #449 172 11,648
IN Girls 0 #449 187 13,121
IQ Girls 0 #457 48 11,303
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
LB 0 #492 169 13,263
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
LY 0 #508 28 12,703
HK Boys 0 #515 13 12,905
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
CM Boys 0 #539 12 12,054
EG Girls 0 #545 486 14,742
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
BO Boys 0 #559 34 9,244
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
BD Boys 0 #599 7 10,045
SY 0 #600 130 11,684
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
Finland Girls 2026 #626 114 3,895
CL Boys 0 #646 20 13,390
SG Boys 0 #687 11 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #691 7 13,071
QA Boys 0 #697 11 18,093
BR Boys 0 #736 16 12,213
KW Boys 0 #747 23 18,755
PE Boys 0 #764 115 14,506
TN 0 #802 28 13,765
CO Boys 0 #808 113 15,656
MX Boys 0 #840 143 16,355
OM Boys 0 #868 14 17,948
EG Boys 0 #872 15 15,035
NG Boys 0 #881 71 16,906
Spain Boys 0 #890 41 5,610
United States Boys 2022 #904 5 7,226
NL Boys 0 #941 11 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
IN Boys 0 #979 23 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #988 191 25,619
MA 0 #1,057 72 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,072 40 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,074 19 22,615
DZ 0 #1,087 90 20,130
TR 0 #1,145 67 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,323 149 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,555 60 28,008

Lucy is popular in 96 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
Norway

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People also ask about Lucy

Lucy is predominantly a girl's name.
Lucy is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈluːsi/ (LOO-see).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lucia, Lucie, Lucille, Lucinda, Luce and Lucienne.
Across languages, Lucy has these equivalents: Russian: Люсия (Lyusiya), Latin (masculine).
Yes, very popular — Lucy ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Lucy ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Lucy's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 1 notable people named Lucy are in our database, including Lūcija Garūta (Musician).
Yes — at least 4 celebrity couples have chosen Lucy for their child, including Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias.