NameTides

Lucky

Lucky was the #1,571 boys' name in the US in 2025 (108 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Lucky as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Lucky as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Lucky as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,571 (108)#2,014 (12)#2,269 (8)
2024#1,856 (87)#2,922 (7)#2,710 (6)
2023#2,769 (46)#4,992 (3)—
2022#2,408 (58)#3,049 (6)—
2021#2,079 (70)#4,789 (3)—
2020#2,759 (44)#3,334 (5)—
2019#2,694 (47)#3,937 (4)—
2018#2,748 (44)——
2017#2,755 (44)#2,324 (9)—
2016#2,335 (56)—#2,428 (6)
2015#2,722 (44)#2,707 (7)—
2014#2,370 (54)#4,632 (3)—
2013#3,265 (33)#4,685 (3)—
2012#3,059 (37)——
2011#2,798 (42)#4,647 (3)—

Lucky as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Lucky as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Lucky as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#4,172 (34)#4,867 (4)
2024#5,148 (25)—
2023#6,922 (16)—
2022#7,281 (15)—
2021#7,630 (14)—
2020#7,212 (15)—
2019#6,698 (17)—
2018#8,617 (12)—
2017#8,776 (12)—
2016#11,781 (8)—
2014#9,517 (11)—
2013#7,748 (15)—
2012#10,429 (10)—
2011#8,614 (13)—
2010#10,451 (10)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,571.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.
  • In 2025, 24% of US babies named Lucky were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lucky is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,200 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lucky by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,040CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lucky (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LuckyCanadaBoys#2,2698
LuckyEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
LuckyEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
LuckyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LuckyUSGirls#4,17234
LuckyUSBoys#1,571108