Lacy
From an English surname of Norman origin, taken from Lassy in Calvados; the family brought it to England after the Conquest, and it later spread as a given name.
Lacy in 2025
Lacy was given to 67 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,603rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 49,483 babies born.
The history of Lacy
Lacy reached its highest point in 1982, when 1,015 babies were given the name, ranking 483rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 467th, in 1983.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 26,685 babies have been named Lacy. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Lacy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lacy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | 896 |
| 1890s | 280 | 737 |
| 1900s | 394 | 778 |
| 1910s | 1,030 | 853 |
| 1920s | 1,342 | 1,060 |
| 1930s | 1,060 | 1,073 |
| 1940s | 1,037 | 1,215 |
| 1950s | 946 | 1,498 |
| 1960s | 903 | 1,641 |
| 1970s | 2,116 | 766 |
| 1980s | 8,699 | 467 |
| 1990s | 4,533 | 659 |
| 2000s | 2,431 | 1,423 |
| 2010s | 1,367 | 2,351 |
| 2020s | 414 | 3,678 |
Where Lacy is heading
Lacy has fallen 59% over the past decade, from 165 babies in 2015 to 67 in 2025.
Names like Lacy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lacy.