How Many People Are Named Lucky?
people named Lucky are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 99,442 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,226 babies named Lucky in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
142 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a nickname given to a lucky person. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of LUKE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lucky, 15.4% were girls and 84.6% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1920s: 15.8% of the babies were girls then and 22.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lucky alive today is about 32 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lucky first appears in the records in 1912, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 142 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lucky has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #935, in 1945. In 2025 it ranked #1,580. Among girls, its best rank was #2,644, in 1943.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,580 | #4,232 |
| Best rank | #935 (1945) | #2,644 (1943) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,177 in the 2000s | #6,044 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lucky alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lucky were born in California than in any other state: about 526 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lucky was given 5.6 times as often in Minnesota, 4.7 times in California and 2 times in Texas.
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