Given name & surname
Lacy
“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace”·“man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”
In English use, Lacy has a related form in Lacey. Interpretations include “woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French) and “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lacy has a related form in Lacey. Interpretations include “woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French) and “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Lacy has a related form in Lacey. An origin associated with Lacey is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Lacy has a related form in Lacey. The history of Lacey gives this family its wider story. Lacey’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lacy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26,685
- 6,474 boys · 20,211 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 1,015 babies
- 2025
- 67
- #2,597 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 2% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,597 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 988 in 1982. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,544 as a first name in 2020; 22,007 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lacy’s family of names
In English usage, Lacy has a related form in Lacey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lacy
- Lacy J. DaltonAmerican musicianborn 1946
- Lacy DuarteUruguayan painter (1937–2015)
- Lacy JansonAmerican pole vaulterborn 1983
- Lacy GibsonAmerican blues guitarist (1936-2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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