Lucky
Lucky was the 1580th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 935th; the most babies were born in 2025 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,169 places. More babies were named Lucky in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,580 boys, up 1,206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 108boys
- Girls and boys
- 22% girls, 78% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,226babies recorded
Lucky popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,233 | #1,580 | 34 | 108 |
| 2020 | #7,426 | #2,786 | 15 | 44 |
| 2010 | #10,910 | #2,228 | 10 | 59 |
| 2000 | #16,525 | #2,160 | 5 | 47 |
| 1990 | #5,716 | #2,672 | 16 | 25 |
| 1980 | — | #2,032 | — | 27 |
| 1970 | — | #2,101 | — | 19 |
| 1960 | — | #1,107 | — | 50 |
| 1950 | #5,780 | #1,154 | 5 | 39 |
| 1940 | #4,767 | #1,387 | 5 | 24 |
| 1930 | — | #1,736 | — | 19 |
| 1920 | — | #3,692 | — | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lucky, counting every spelling?
Lucky is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,387 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,580 for Lucky on its own. Together these spellings went to 122 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky | 108 | #1,580 | 369 |
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 Lucky?
108 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lucky (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lucky 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 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lucky.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lucky?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Lucky are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 13 and 53. That makes Lucky mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lucky by state
How common Lucky was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 43 states fewer than five boys 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 Lucky: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lucky, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lucky
How popular is the name Lucky?
Lucky was the 1580th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 935th; the most babies were born in 2025 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,169 places. More babies were named Lucky in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lucky a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 22% girls, 78% boys given the name Lucky in the US.
Where is Lucky most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lucky was most common in Minnesota (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.