Girl's name
Lucie
Say it LOO-see
Latin origin from Lucy, light
2 syllables
Where Lucie is loved, common and rare
Common across France and Quebec. Rare in Switzerland, four German cities, the UK and seven more places.
1 in 911 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
France 43rdQuebec 58thSwitzerland 125th
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Every place
In 17 of the 40 official lists, among them France (43rd), Quebec (58th) and Switzerland (125th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 43rd 2025 | 1,015 | 1 in 283 |
| Quebec province | 58th 2025 | 90 | about 1 in 289 |
| Switzerland | 125th 2025 | 56 | 1 in 607 |
| Berlin city | 200th 2023 | 15 | about 1 in 967 |
| Northern Ireland | 205th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 911 |
| The Netherlands | 238th 2025 | 62 | about 1 in 984 |
| Scotland | 242nd 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Ireland | 325th 2025 | 12 | 1 in 1,760 |
| British Columbia province | 516th 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,993 |
| Ontario province | 675th 2024 | 18 | about 1 in 3,026 |
| England and Wales | 747th 2025 | 49 | 1 in 5,169 |
| Sweden | 782nd 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 6,695 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Italy | 4773rd 2024 | 1 | 1 in 179,169 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Lucie is the French and Czech form of Lucy, and it shares that name's Latin meaning, 'light'. Saint Lucy, an early Christian martyr, is closely associated with the name family.
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Two syllables, said LOO-see, with the stress on the first. Lucy, Lucia, Lucija and Lucja are its relatives across Europe, and Lucile, Lucille and Lucienne are longer French forms.
Quebec is where it is most popular in the English-speaking world, as a top-60 name, and France also ranks it well. It appears in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland and the Netherlands too. French records put its peak around 1998, and it is rising and falling in equal numbers of regions today, so it holds a steady, familiar place.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- LOO-see, 2 syllables
- Meaning
- from Lucy,
light
- Origin
- Latin
Over time
Over five years: rising in 5 of 14 regions, falling in 5.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 308 | 405 | 405 | 361 | 419 | 407 | 472 | 617 | 811 | 747 |
| Scotland | 149 | 153 | 162 | 92 | 84 | 131 | 122 | 144 | 188 | 242 |
| Northern Ireland | 175 | 239 | 179 | 138 | 192 | 116 | 183 | 159 | 288 | 205 |
| Ireland | 515 | 524 | 512 | 284 | 229 | 242 | 284 | 339 | 342 | 325 |
| Ontario | 1100 | 731 | 573 | 738 | 836 | 847 | 782 | 846 | 675 | |
| British Columbia | 679 | 516 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 218 | 210 | 244 | 188 | 116 | 103 | 149 | 99 | 77 | 58 |
| France | 20 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 43 |
| The Netherlands | 399 | 384 | 287 | 293 | 254 | 266 | 244 | 250 | 238 | |
| Austria | 444 | 860 | 664 | 874 | 1023 | 1034 | 1861 | 1838 | 678 | 1875 |
| Switzerland | 99 | 81 | 91 | 104 | 117 | 125 | 145 | 105 | 155 | 125 |
| Berlin | 211 | 253 | 352 | 182 | 278 | 506 | 426 | 200 | ||
| Munich | 160 | 180 | 231 | |||||||
| Cologne | 192 | 433 | 254 | 206 | 134 | 649 | 643 | 308 | ||
| Bonn | 314 | 176 | 226 | 237 | 264 | 380 | 362 | 382 | ||
| Leipzig | 149 | 263 | 243 | 406 | 405 | 389 | 163 | 143 | 344 | |
| Rostock | 136 | 228 | 134 | 199 | 202 | 187 | 158 | |||
| Sweden | 792 | 782 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 747 | 49 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | 811 | 46 | 17.8 |
| 2023 | 617 | 61 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | 472 | 88 | 33.4 |
| 2021 | 407 | 109 | 39.8 |
| 2020 | 419 | 101 | 37.6 |
| 2019 | 361 | 121 | 43.2 |
| 2018 | 405 | 109 | 37.8 |
| 2017 | 405 | 108 | 36.1 |
| 2016 | 308 | 161 | 52.4 |
| 2015 | 307 | 157 | 51.0 |
| 2014 | 242 | 206 | 67.2 |
| 2013 | 220 | 233 | 75.5 |
| 2012 | 222 | 224 | 69.6 |
| 2011 | 165 | 316 | 98.3 |
| 2010 | 121 | 471 | 146.7 |
| 2009 | 163 | 324 | 103.4 |
| 2008 | 197 | 268 | 84.9 |
| 2007 | 193 | 281 | 91.8 |
| 2006 | 170 | 310 | 103.6 |
| 2005 | 148 | 344 | 119.3 |
| 2004 | 199 | 232 | 81.2 |
| 2003 | 200 | 233 | 83.6 |
| 2002 | 212 | 201 | 75.2 |
| 2001 | 136 | 330 | 123.1 |
| 2000 | 180 | 241 | 88.2 |
| 1999 | 219 | 185 | 65.7 |
| 1998 | 229 | 183 | 63.3 |
| 1997 | 247 | 158 | 53.9 |
| 1996 | 273 | 136 | 45.9 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Lucie in France since 1925 were born in or after 1996. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1998, at 1,186.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Lucie per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1998 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Lucie
1 in 320 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 389 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 2,183 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Lucie. Same first letter as Lucie.
1 in 1,174 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Lucie. Same first letter as Lucie.
1 in 3,567 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 166 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Lucie.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Lucie.
Middle names for Lucie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Lucie Grace
2-1 beats · initials LG
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Lucie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials LO · Lucie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Lucie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Lucie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials LS
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Lucie Maria
2-3 beats · initials LM
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Lucie Rose
2-1 beats · initials LR
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Lucie Emily
2-3 beats · initials LE · Lucie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Lucie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Lucie Julia
2-3 beats · initials LJ
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Lucie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials LM
Changes the beat after Lucie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Lucie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,988 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 3,567 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,118 in Scotland
90% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
1 in 320 in Ireland
89% alike: moves with Lucie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Lucie
Lucie Šafářová, Lucie Hradecká, Lucie Jones, Lucie Décosse, Lucie Silvas, Lucie Vondráčková, Lucie Delarue-Mardrus and Lucie Rie.
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Czech tennis player born 1987
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Czech tennis player born 1985
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British singer born 1991
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Judoka born 1981
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British singer born 1977
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Czech singer and actress born 1980
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French writer and sculptor 1874 to 1945
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Austrian-born British studio potter (1902-1995)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Lucie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Lucie?
Her best rank is No. 43 in France in 2025, about 1 in 283 girls. She is in the published lists of 17 of our 40 regions.
What does Lucie mean?
Lucie takes her meaning from Lucy: "light", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Lucie?
LOO-see, with 2 syllables.
Is Lucie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 5 of 14 regions, falling in 5.
Which sister names go with Lucie?
The deck's top five sisters for Lucie: Eve, Flora, Juliette, Constance and Lilia. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.