Laci
Laci was the 5044th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 438th with 686 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,413 places. More babies were named Laci in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lacey) from Lassy, a place in Normandy · French
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044 girls, down 2,477 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003686 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,623babies recorded
What does the name Laci mean?
Laci is a spelling of Lacey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lacey's meaning and origin.
Lacey is a Norman habitational surname from the place Lassy in Calvados, Normandy, according to Wiktionary. Wiktionary notes it was used for boys mostly in the 19th century and later for girls. It is unrelated to the English word lace. Lacey has been used in the US since the 1880s; for girls it was most common in the 1980s, and for boys in the late 1940s.
Lassy (Norman French, “place name in Calvados”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; the meaning of the place name Lassy is not given.
Related names: Lacy, Laci, Lacie.
See also: French names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lacey' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Laci popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,044 | 26 |
| 2020 | #2,567 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,266 | 189 |
| 2000 | #1,580 | 112 |
| 1990 | #788 | 256 |
| 1980 | #936 | 160 |
| 1970 | #5,237 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Laci, counting every spelling?
Laci is a spelling of Lacey, a name family that ranked #555 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,044 for Laci on its own. Together these spellings went to 543 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey | 370 | #738 | 1,781 |
| Lacy | 67 | #2,597 | 338 |
| Lacie | 75 | #2,394 | 311 |
| Laci | 26 | #5,044 | 202 |
| Lacee | 5 | #16,233 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Laci?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laci (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laci born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laci.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laci?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Laci are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 39. That makes Laci mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Laci by state
How common Laci was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Laci: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laci, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laci
What does Laci mean?
Laci is a spelling of Lacey, which means “from Lassy, a place in Normandy” (French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Laci?
Laci was the 5044th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 438th with 686 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,413 places. More babies were named Laci in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Laci a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laci in the US.
Where is Laci most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laci was most common in North Carolina (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.