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Lucky

/ˈlʌki/ · 86% boys · 142 born in 2025

Lucky has been given to about 4,226 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlʌki/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,552
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lucky per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 142
  • Born in 2025142
  • All time4,226
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Lucky?

Its best year was 2025, when 142 babies were given the name, ranking 1580th. The typical living American called Lucky is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Lucky

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Luke0.61
  2. Luca0.61
  3. Luka0.61
  4. Lucio0.61
  5. Lucca0.61
  6. Lacy0.57
  7. Lucas0.53
  8. Lucian0.52

Middle names for Lucky

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lucky Paul0.77
  2. Lucky John0.77
  3. Lucky Dean0.76
  4. Lucky Blake0.76
  5. Lucky Bryce0.76
  6. Lucky Wade0.76

Sibling names for Lucky

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.93
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.91
  3. Eliseobrother · 0.90
  4. Daliasister · 0.89
  5. Evelinasister · 0.87
  6. Belensister · 0.87

Where Lucky is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wisconsin0.01%
  2. Minnesota0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lucky Anderson0.77
  2. Lucky White0.72
  3. Lucky Reyes0.72
  4. Lucky Moore0.72
  5. Lucky Hill0.72
  6. Lucky Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lucky

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lucky across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.