Lacy name meaning
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What does Lacy mean?
Lacy's meaning is Derived from Lacey which is a French Nobleman's Surname Brought to British Isles After Norman Conquest, Form of Larissa, Name of a City, Mythical Woman, Cheerful One or Lassy is majorly used in Danish, Finnish, English and Swedish, a gender-neutral name has origin in Old Greek and Old French.
Lacy is variant of persistent and prevalent Lacey. Lacey is version of famed Larissa. Pleasing and Ceaseless Lacey mainly is used in Swedish and English has its origin in Latin and Old French, meaning of Lacey is "Braid, from Latin Laqueus = Noose, Lacy and Mythical Woman".
How do I pronounce Lacy?
The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Lacy is l(a)-cy.
Variants of Lacy
Lacey, Larissa, Lace, Delacey, Lari, Larisa, Lara, Delacy
How popular is the name Lacy?
Lacy was a popular name in United States. Over 26189 babies have been given the name in 269 years. At its zenith in 1983, it ranked 242nd when 987 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.
However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 269 years. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names 32 times Lacy is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 900 names.
In 2007, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 866 on girl names chart when 36 babies were named Lacy. Over 365 people have been named Lacy in England and Wales.
Lacy is a common name in Brazil while somewhat familiar name in Canada and Liberia. At least, 20000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our research.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2838 | 59 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2566 | 68 |
| 2021 | 9642 | 7 | 2120 | 88 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2489 | 69 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2502 | 70 |
| 2018 | 9653 | 7 | 1874 | 107 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1885 | 107 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1754 | 118 |
| 2015 | 12077 | 5 | 1437 | 160 |
| 2014 | 9633 | 7 | 1477 | 151 |
Facts
What numbers say about Lacy?
People who have this number as their expression no can be described as free souls that can't be tamed. You are interested in learning new and exciting things. You are a child of change. If you have things to be handled, you handle them right away, without much waiting. You always have the best ideas and persistence to realize each and one of them at work. You encourage people to walk the harder path and fight for what they believe is right.
You would love these names similar to Lacy
- Ellah - Odd girl name Ellah is originated from Gothic and Hebrew, meaning of Ellah is "Light, Foreign and Bright Light". Ellah is a resultant of Ella.
- Stjepan - Stjepan's meaning is The Crowned or The Crowned came from Old Greek aimed at boys is used in Slavic
- Denice - Originated from Old Greek, Admired Denice means "Dedicated to Dionysos" and is used mostly in Finnish and Danish is used for baby girls
- Alessa - Queer unisex name Alessa means "Defender of Men or Protector" which is rooted from Old Greek language is notably used in Italian
- Isidora - Predominantly used in Finnish and Danish uncustomary, Isidora aimed at baby girls, meaning of Isidora is "Gift of the Goddess Isis, Gift or Gift of Isis" is originated from Old Greek
Famous people named Lacy
- Lacy Ryan, English actor
- Lacy Barnes-Mileham, United States women's discus throw track and field champion in 1988 and 1991 and the top U.S. finisher
- Lacy Clay, William Lacy Clay Jr
- Lacy Thornburg, American lawyer and retired United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- Lacy J. Dalton, American country singer and songwriter
- former pornographic actress
Lists having Lacy
- Boys names beginning with L
- Girls names beginning with L
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- French Baby Names
- Greek Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean City
- Baby Names that mean Mythical
- Baby Names that mean Woman
- Baby Names that mean Cheerful
- Baby Names that mean One
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames