Lacy: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from Lassy”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- LAY-see · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (76% girls, 24% boys since 1880)
Lacy comes from a Norman French surname meaning a person from Lassy, a place-name in France. It later became an English given name; it is also a variant of Lacey.
How popular is Lacy?
Babies named Lacy in 202454
2024 rank#3,009 girls
Peak year1983
Total US babies since 188026,616
Lacy is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.
Names like Lacy
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Lacy questions
What does the name Lacy mean?
Lacy means "from Lassy". It comes from French. Lacy comes from a Norman French surname meaning a person from Lassy, a place-name in France. It later became an English given name; it is also a variant of Lacey.
Is Lacy a boy or girl name?
Lacy is used for both: about 76% of US babies named Lacy since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Lacy?
54 US babies were named Lacy in 2024. Its peak year was 1983.
How do you pronounce Lacy?
Lacy is usually pronounced LAY-see.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.