Lucie is the French and Czech form of Lucy, from the Latin lux, "light", the name of Saint Lucy, the fourth-century martyr whose feast brings candles and song to Scandinavian December. Dickens gave it to Lucie Manette, the heroine of A Tale of Two Cities. Lucie ranked number 2151 in the United States in 2000 and has risen gently to number 1130 in 2025, its best rank so far.