Female name
Lucy
71,009 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1998. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From Middle English Lucy, from Old French Lucie (notably after the Christian martyr Lucia of Syracuse), from Latin Lucia (feminine of Lucius, a Roman praenomen), from lux (“light”). The name of the Australopithecus skeleton came from the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, which was being played repeatedly at the dig site camp at the time of the discovery. The slang term for LSD also derives from the song name, which many believe is essentially a reference to the drug.From Wiktionary, entry “Lucy”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1998: 4,515 births. 71,009 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 7th among girls' names in 2003. It is still given: 2,304 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 6,184 births. 237,613 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 24th among girls' names in 2025. It is still given: 25,403 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2010: 543 births. 9,634 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 3rd among girls' names in 2016. It is still given: 1,116 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,505 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 1,759* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 589 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 559 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 481 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 440 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 155 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 3 + 3 + 7 = 16 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
3 + 7 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 3 = 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.