| Belle | Lucie | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | Light |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BEL | loo-SEE |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1915 (407) | 2025 (207) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 207 |
| Trend | Vintage | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Belle | Lucie |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,522 | 1,028 |
| 2010s | 2,405 | 1,526 |
| 2000s | 1,297 | 1,090 |
| 1990s | 392 | 402 |
| 1980s | 112 | 229 |
| 1970s | 171 | 195 |
| 1960s | 261 | 347 |
| 1950s | 398 | 520 |
| 1940s | 429 | 332 |
| 1930s | 538 | 319 |
| 1920s | 1,545 | 521 |
| 1910s | 2,901 | 544 |
| 1900s | 2,096 | 232 |
| 1890s | 2,512 | 259 |
| 1880s | 2,648 | 205 |
The French word belle 'beautiful', feminine of beau, from Latin bellus. Used as a given name meaning 'beautiful' and also a short form of names like Isabelle/Annabelle.
Lucie is the French form of Lucy, from the Latin lux, “light.”
Lucie is more popular than Belle today: about 207 US babies were given the name Lucie in 2025, compared with 0 named Belle.
Belle means Beautiful (french origin), while Lucie means Light (French origin).
In US records, Belle first appears in 0 and Lucie in 1880, so Belle has the longer recorded history.