Is Lacy a boy or girl name?
Lacy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 54 girls and 0 boys were named Lacy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 75.7% of the 26,616 US babies named Lacy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,027
- Babies named Lacy since 1880
- 26,616
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 1,015 babies
Boys and girls named Lacy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 97 | 36 | 27.1% |
| 1890s | 153 | 127 | 45.4% |
| 1900s | 243 | 151 | 38.3% |
| 1910s | 779 | 251 | 24.4% |
| 1920s | 1,104 | 238 | 17.7% |
| 1930s | 891 | 169 | 15.9% |
| 1940s | 874 | 163 | 15.7% |
| 1950s | 772 | 174 | 18.4% |
| 1960s | 558 | 345 | 38.2% |
| 1970s | 399 | 1,717 | 81.1% |
| 1980s | 294 | 8,405 | 96.6% |
| 1990s | 180 | 4,353 | 96% |
| 2000s | 83 | 2,348 | 96.6% |
| 2010s | 40 | 1,326 | 97.1% |
| 2020s | 7 | 339 | 98% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,027 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,867 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,564 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,336 | 88 | #2,142 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,514 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,522 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,285 | 107 | #1,881 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,883 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,750 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,206 | 160 | #1,444 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,269 | 151 | #1,482 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,242 | 156 | #1,443 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,545 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,502 | 142 | #1,550 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,374 | 170 | #1,370 |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,063 | 198 | #1,248 |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,048 | 205 | #1,234 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,631 | 263 | #1,007 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,771 | 246 | #1,043 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 263 | #943 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,522 | 273 | #892 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,945 | 297 | #826 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,123 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,012 | 211 | #1,020 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,467 | 206 | #1,025 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,867 | 231 | #917 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,082 | 231 | #912 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,373 | 277 | #762 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,777 | 276 | #767 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,781 | 330 | #652 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,840 | 432 | #557 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,988 | 534 | #476 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,960 | 594 | #424 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,722 | 695 | #371 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,291 | 753 | #355 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,012 | 736 | #349 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,226 | 749 | #329 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,154 | 838 | #290 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,332 | 853 | #290 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,895 | 934 | #269 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,957 | 940 | #260 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,803 | 972 | #243 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,033 | 988 | #253 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,021 | 833 | #291 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,713 | 562 | #406 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,452 | 427 | #475 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,814 | 453 | #441 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,593 | 159 | #895 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,367 | 152 | #877 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,609 | 210 | #709 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,237 | 66 | #1,494 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,339 | 66 | #1,456 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,204 | 69 | #1,421 |
| 1971 | 40 | #1,342 | 41 | #2,047 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,231 | 74 | #1,414 |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,118 | 57 | #1,583 |
| 1968 | 68 | #876 | 44 | #1,792 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,052 | 29 | #2,243 |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,082 | 30 | #2,167 |
| 1965 | 61 | #945 | 36 | #1,935 |
| 1964 | 55 | #1,023 | 26 | #2,444 |
| 1963 | 60 | #975 | 32 | #2,114 |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,099 | 48 | #1,641 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,024 | 24 | #2,502 |
| 1960 | 61 | #978 | 19 | #2,862 |
| 1959 | 76 | #882 | 19 | #2,713 |
| 1958 | 64 | #954 | 20 | #2,619 |
| 1957 | 76 | #867 | 23 | #2,385 |
| 1956 | 79 | #844 | 16 | #2,989 |
| 1955 | 71 | #882 | 18 | #2,677 |
| 1954 | 67 | #904 | 18 | #2,645 |
| 1953 | 77 | #822 | 20 | #2,397 |
| 1952 | 96 | #719 | 9 | #3,975 |
| 1951 | 75 | #818 | 17 | #2,529 |
| 1950 | 91 | #719 | 14 | #2,838 |
| 1949 | 77 | #783 | 12 | #3,089 |
| 1948 | 88 | #715 | 16 | #2,553 |
| 1947 | 99 | #696 | 14 | #2,832 |
| 1946 | 89 | #687 | 11 | #3,130 |
| 1945 | 67 | #750 | 17 | #2,110 |
| 1944 | 89 | #660 | 26 | #1,638 |
| 1943 | 96 | #652 | 18 | #2,114 |
| 1942 | 96 | #657 | 22 | #1,832 |
| 1941 | 92 | #637 | 16 | #2,141 |
| 1940 | 81 | #674 | 11 | #2,648 |
| 1939 | 86 | #641 | 16 | #2,079 |
| 1938 | 66 | #753 | 18 | #1,909 |
| 1937 | 100 | #578 | 20 | #1,754 |
| 1936 | 87 | #627 | 15 | #2,093 |
| 1935 | 100 | #581 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1934 | 93 | #619 | 11 | #2,653 |
| 1933 | 73 | #708 | 21 | #1,687 |
| 1932 | 104 | #582 | 22 | #1,654 |
| 1931 | 80 | #670 | 17 | #1,986 |
| 1930 | 102 | #608 | 12 | #2,610 |
| 1929 | 98 | #612 | 17 | #2,052 |
| 1928 | 97 | #623 | 16 | #2,239 |
| 1927 | 116 | #573 | 20 | #1,981 |
| 1926 | 106 | #610 | 13 | #2,638 |
| 1925 | 121 | #564 | 34 | #1,393 |
| 1924 | 125 | #571 | 21 | #1,957 |
| 1923 | 100 | #643 | 32 | #1,441 |
| 1922 | 118 | #595 | 25 | #1,704 |
| 1921 | 116 | #591 | 30 | #1,527 |
| 1920 | 107 | #611 | 30 | #1,489 |
| 1919 | 91 | #643 | 29 | #1,465 |
| 1918 | 110 | #581 | 29 | #1,472 |
| 1917 | 110 | #563 | 28 | #1,419 |
| 1916 | 111 | #543 | 30 | #1,346 |
| 1915 | 89 | #613 | 24 | #1,499 |
| 1914 | 79 | #566 | 22 | #1,365 |
| 1913 | 60 | #562 | 28 | #1,034 |
| 1912 | 65 | #493 | 22 | #1,131 |
| 1911 | 31 | #541 | 13 | #1,333 |
| 1910 | 33 | #488 | 26 | #852 |
| 1909 | 23 | #551 | 19 | #949 |
| 1908 | 30 | #444 | 14 | #1,114 |
| 1907 | 30 | #422 | 16 | #966 |
| 1906 | 26 | #436 | 15 | #986 |
| 1905 | 18 | #559 | 15 | #989 |
| 1904 | 22 | #461 | 14 | #980 |
| 1903 | 23 | #422 | 9 | #1,262 |
| 1902 | 22 | #448 | 12 | #1,050 |
| 1901 | 16 | #498 | 21 | #711 |
| 1900 | 33 | #392 | 16 | #955 |
| 1899 | 15 | #514 | 12 | #955 |
| 1898 | 8 | #850 | 16 | #864 |
| 1897 | 19 | #447 | 7 | #1,322 |
| 1896 | 17 | #512 | 13 | #928 |
| 1895 | 12 | #627 | 17 | #781 |
| 1894 | 23 | #392 | 14 | #827 |
| 1893 | 10 | #681 | 15 | #778 |
| 1892 | 18 | #471 | 12 | #879 |
| 1891 | 14 | #488 | 10 | #923 |
| 1890 | 17 | #449 | 11 | #854 |
| 1889 | 10 | #651 | 5 | #1,385 |
| 1888 | 13 | #572 | 6 | #1,213 |
| 1887 | 8 | #714 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1886 | 10 | #625 | 6 | #1,038 |
| 1885 | 12 | #564 | 7 | #878 |
| 1884 | 7 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #662 | 6 | #794 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lacy reached #392 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #243 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lacy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.