Lucky Boy & girl
How popular is Lucky?
#1,571 boy name in 2025
108 baby boys were named Lucky in the US in 2025, making it the 1571st most popular boy name. Another 34 girls got the name (#4,171 for girls).
Lucky popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,571 for boys (▲ 285 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 108 boys, 34 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+145% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,721 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (108 boys) |
| Highest rank | #927 in 1945 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 78% boys, 22% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lucky counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lucky family of names ranked #1,282 for boys in 2025 (#1,580 the year before), with 122 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky | 108 | 89% |
| Luckie | 6 | 5% |
| Lucki | 8 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lucky is most popular
Babies named Lucky per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Lucky by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 | #2,268 |
| 1920s | 160 | #1,468 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,521 |
| 1940s | 343 | #927 |
| 1950s | 355 | #1,057 |
| 1960s | 320 | #1,097 |
| 1970s | 243 | #1,592 |
| 1980s | 232 | #1,898 |
| 1990s | 385 | #1,760 |
| 2000s | 562 | #1,865 |
| 2010s | 460 | #2,211 |
| 2020s | 413 | #1,571 |
Boy names about as popular as Lucky
Questions
- Is Lucky a boy or girl name?
- Lucky is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 78% of babies named Lucky were boys and 22% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lucky?
- 108 baby boys were named Lucky in the US in 2025, making it the 1571st most popular boy name. Another 34 girls got the name (#4,171 for girls).
- When was Lucky most popular?
- Lucky peaked in 2025, when 108 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #927 in 1945.
- How many people are named Lucky?
- 4,226 babies have been named Lucky in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,462 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Lucky most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lucky was most common in Minnesota, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.