Given name & surname · also American
Lucky
“one who is fortunate”·“a fortunate man”
Lucky is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is fortunate” (American) and “a fortunate man” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is fortunate” (American) and “a fortunate man” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with American and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,226
- 3,624 boys · 602 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 142 babies
- 2025
- 142
- #1,580 for boys · #4,233 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +58%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,580 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 34 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,838 as a first name in 2020; 2,636 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.
Lucky’s family of names
Lucky has a related form in Luckie. Lucky has a related form in Luckea. Lucky has a related form in Luckee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Luckivariant
- Luckievariant
- Luckeyvariant
- Luckyelikely variant
- Luckeavariant
- Luckeevariant
- Lucketavariant
- Lucketevariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lucky
- Lucky DubeSouth African reggae musician (1964–2007)
- Lucky ThompsonAmerican jazz saxophonist (1924–2005)
- Lucky PetersonAmerican musician (1964–2020)
- Lucky McKeeAmerican writer and directorborn 1975
- Lucky VatnaniIndian snooker playerborn 1985
- Lucky Bishtformer Indian Spy & Commandoborn 1988
- Lucky Dharmasenabadminton playerborn 1945
- Laki Shah SaddarSaint
- Lucky KuswandiIndonesian film directorborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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