Lucie

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A few things about Lucie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lucie

Lucie Šafářová

Czech tennis player

Choose Lucie and your child shares a first name with Lucie Šafářová, a Czech tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lucie, like who?” Lucie Šafářová's Wikipedia article is available in 41 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Tatiana from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,764 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lucie, 207 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lucie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLucie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lucies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #333. Today it's #1,129, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowLucie is 3.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 24,213 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 7,764.
• 🚀TrendLucie has climbed 224 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,129. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLucie is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #605, followed by Massachusetts (#682) and New York (#704). It's in the top 1,000 in 9 states.
• 💬MeaningLucie is a French form of Lucy, which means “light”. Our records link it to French and Latin roots.

About the name Lucie

Lucie is a girl name of French and Latin origin meaning “light”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-cie”. US birth records list Lucie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #333 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,129, with 207 babies.

Origin:French namesLatin names