girl's name
Lucie
loo-SEE
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 228,890
France
#43
2025 births
Lucie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light," the French form of Lucy. It ranks forty-third in France, and its peak in our records is the most recent year we hold, making it one of the few long-established French names still climbing.
- Lucie is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1998, when 4,260 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 581 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lucie over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 28,200 |
| 1910s | 18,480 |
| 1920s | 17,215 |
| 1930s | 8,605 |
| 1940s | 3,555 |
| 1950s | 2,460 |
| 1960s | 2,395 |
| 1970s | 4,375 |
| 1980s | 28,560 |
| 1990s | 32,750 |
| 2000s | 35,875 |
| 2010s | 22,250 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,345 |
What Lucie means
Lucie means light. It comes from the Latin lux, light, and was traditionally given to children born at daybreak, which is the explanation the early Church itself offered for the name.
Where Lucie comes from
Lucie is the French form of Lucia, from the Latin lux, light. Saint Lucy of Syracuse, martyred in the early fourth century, is one of the most widely venerated early saints; her feast on 13 December fell on the winter solstice in the Julian calendar, which is why it became a festival of light, still marked in Sweden with candles and processions. She is invoked for diseases of the eyes, and is usually depicted carrying her own eyes on a dish, an attribute that grew out of the association with light rather than from the earliest accounts of her death. French Lucie, English Lucy and Italian Lucia are the same name in three languages.
Lucie in use
Lucie ranks forty-third in France with about 1,015 births in 2025 and reaches its peak in our records in the same year. It travels better than mostOur data carries it from 1880, so this is a long-established name at a current high rather than a revival.
How popular is Lucie?
In 2025, Lucie was given to 1,015 babies in France, ranking #43 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lucie is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lucie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lucie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lucie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lucie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Lucie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lucie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lucie
What does the name Lucie mean?
Lucie means "light," from the Latin lux.
Is Lucie the French form of Lucy?
Yes. Lucie, Lucy and the Italian Lucia are the same name in three languages.
Why is Saint Lucy associated with light?
Her feast on 13 December fell on the winter solstice in the Julian calendar, and the name itself means light.
Is Lucie popular outside France?
Yes, more than most French names here: 191st in Scotland and 346th in Ireland.
Is Lucie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lucie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lucie?
Lucie has 2 syllables.
Is Lucie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lucie currently ranks #43 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.