Is Lucky a boy or girl name?
Lucky is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 86 boys were named Lucky, so 22.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.9% of the 4,081 US babies named Lucky were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,865
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,218
- Babies named Lucky since 1912
- 4,081
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 111 babies
Boys and girls named Lucky, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 160 | 30 | 15.8% |
| 1930s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 343 | 66 | 16.1% |
| 1950s | 355 | 41 | 10.4% |
| 1960s | 320 | 13 | 3.9% |
| 1970s | 243 | 5 | 2% |
| 1980s | 232 | 28 | 10.8% |
| 1990s | 385 | 107 | 21.7% |
| 2000s | 562 | 85 | 13.1% |
| 2010s | 458 | 108 | 19.1% |
| 2020s | 304 | 85 | 21.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86 | #1,865 | 25 | #5,218 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,784 | 16 | #7,113 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,426 | 15 | #7,493 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,090 | 14 | #7,866 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,785 | 15 | #7,423 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,718 | 17 | #6,909 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,777 | 12 | #8,948 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,827 | 12 | #9,119 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,355 | 8 | #12,427 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,389 | 11 | #9,907 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,314 | 15 | #8,016 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,088 | 10 | #10,938 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,834 | 13 | #8,949 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,228 | 10 | #10,908 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,431 | 9 | #12,062 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,312 | 8 | #13,315 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,154 | 10 | #11,303 |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,936 | 10 | #11,103 |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,879 | 5 | #18,094 |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,901 | 10 | #10,380 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,496 | 13 | #8,291 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,014 | 7 | #13,055 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,369 | 8 | #11,608 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,160 | 5 | #16,525 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,047 | 7 | #12,145 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,083 | 6 | #13,423 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,985 | 7 | #11,552 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,777 | 8 | #10,135 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,076 | 11 | #7,852 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,954 | 13 | #6,920 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,106 | 16 | #5,830 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,963 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,879 | 17 | #5,560 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,671 | 16 | #5,716 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,175 | 5 | #13,012 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,147 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,656 | 6 | #10,297 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,630 | 10 | #6,490 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,191 | 7 | #8,787 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,080 | 5 | #11,193 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,628 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,532 | 8 | #5,444 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,444 | 5 | #7,201 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 50 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,567 | 5 | #6,652 |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,164 | 6 | #5,687 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,287 | 5 | #6,361 |
| 1954 | 45 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 47 | #1,072 | 7 | #4,848 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,208 | 8 | #4,330 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,338 | 5 | #5,872 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,155 | 5 | #5,780 |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,123 | 7 | #4,491 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,033 | 8 | #4,206 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,187 | 11 | #3,144 |
| 1945 | 48 | #935 | 7 | #3,874 |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,065 | 7 | #3,923 |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,149 | 13 | #2,645 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,918 | 8 | #3,601 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,386 | 5 | #4,767 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,349 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,498 | 6 | #4,600 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,763 | 6 | #4,620 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,142 | 7 | #4,260 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,425 | 6 | #4,781 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,117 | 5 | #5,578 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,692 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,612 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,431 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lucky reached #935 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #2,645 in 1943. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.