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Lacy

Meaning: Of Lassy
Origin: English surname — Variant of Lacey

Girl's name · #2597 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Lacy reached #243 in 1983 and has faded to #2597 since. About 20,000 girls have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,873 in Canada (2020) · #808 in Scotland (2017) · #910 in Ireland (2010) · #4,207 in Ecuador (2007).

Famous Lacys

Lacy J. Dalton — American musician (born 1946)
Lacy M. Johnson — American writer, professor and activist (born 1978)
Lacy Crawford — American writer (born 1975)
Lacy Duarte — Uruguayan painter (1937–2015)
Lacy Schnoor — American freestyle skier (born 1985)

In stories & tradition

Lacy Ling — Phantom of the Megaplex (TV series)

What Lacys become

Among 48 notable people named Lacy:

Sports figures appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lacy Schnoor, American freestyle skier (born 1985).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Lacey (#738) and Lacie (#2394), Lacy would rank around #579 with about 510 births last year — the newborns split about 72/15/13 across Lacey, Lacie, and Lacy.

Similar names: Lacie · Katy · Lane · Kaci · Hillary · Tracy

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