Latin lux, "light" — light. Saint Lucy of Syracuse is honoured on the shortest days of December, which is why her feast became a festival of light in Scandinavia.
Lucy ranks 25th among American girls in 2025, with 6,184 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 6,184 babies were given the name, ranking 25th. The typical living American called Lucy is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.68% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.