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Lacy

From a surname that was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#2,583

Meaning and history

From a surname derived from Lassy, a town in Normandy, the name ultimately comes from a Gaulish source, possibly a personal name Latinized as Lascius. In the United States, it was formerly used more often for boys, but it began rising in popularity for girls in 1975.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 246 births, rank #1,042
2007: 263 births, rank #1,003
2008: 205 births, rank #1,231
2009: 198 births, rank #1,246
2010: 170 births, rank #1,367
20112011: 142 births, rank #1,540
2012: 143 births, rank #1,539
2013: 156 births, rank #1,440
2014: 151 births, rank #1,479
2015: 160 births, rank #1,437
20162016: 119 births, rank #1,743
2017: 108 births, rank #1,876
2018: 108 births, rank #1,869
2019: 70 births, rank #2,508
2020: 69 births, rank #2,500
20212021: 88 births, rank #2,131
2022: 69 births, rank #2,554
2023: 60 births, rank #2,823
2024: 54 births, rank #3,013
20252025: 67 births, rank #2,583

Lacy moved from #892 to #943 for girls between 2004 and 2005. Its highest annual birth count came in 1982, with 988 births.