Rising since 2019, #10,917 for girls today.
Popularity of Lucee since 2006
Babies named Lucee per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2007, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Lucee's real moment was 2014.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 55 |
| 2020s | 28 |
Meaning & origin
A respelling of Lucy that has appeared on the American naming scene only since 2006, Lucee is a rare variant. It reached its highest usage in 2014, with the most girls receiving the name that year. After a dip in popularity, Lucee has been trending upward again since 2019. Its 2025 rank of 10,917 places it far from the top 1000, but its sound fits comfortably alongside other modern vowel-ending favorites. Because Lucee has not been recorded in any U.S. top states, its use remains scattered and idiosyncratic. The name carries the luminous meaning of its root, Lucia, and offers a less common spelling for parents drawn to the classic Lucy.
Lucee is a modern spelling variant of Lucy, which itself comes from the Latin Lucia, a feminine form of Lucius, derived from lux (light). The name Lucy has been used in English since the Middle Ages, but Lucee is a respelling that emerged in the 2000s, likely influenced by the popularity of similar-sounding names like Khloe and Zoe.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lu, Lulu, CeeCee
Sibling names for Lucee
Names that share Lucee's style, for a brother or sister.
