Lucky
- Pronunciation
- [LUK-ee]
- IPA
- /ˈlʌ.ki/
- Gender
- Unisex
- Meaning
- Having good luck; seeming to bring good luck
- Origin
- English adjective from luck
Lucky (LUK-ee) is the English word for fortunate or seeming to bring good luck. It is also the name of a Dalmatian puppy in Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
About Lucky
Disney’s Lucky is the Dalmatian puppy with spots shaped like a horseshoe, a visual joke on the name. Mimi Gibson voiced him in the 1961 film.
Lucy is close enough in sound to compare if there is already a Lucy at home. Chance and Clover keep the luck theme with different calls.
Sources & Verification
Evidence reviewed 2026-09-22.
Similar Names
Lucky in NYC dog-license records
Ranks are within each NYC license extract, not national puppy rankings. Each row in the source is a license period, so a dog renewed within the same extract year can be counted more than once. These are record counts, not counts of unique dogs. The 2026 extract was retrieved on 2026-09-22.
| Extract year | Rank | Licensed records | Source | Retrieved / reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #9 | 675 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2017 | #9 | 441 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2018 | #9 | 410 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2022 | #15 | 1206 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2023 | #15 | 465 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2024 | #15 | 440 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2026 | #14 | 396 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
Practical Use Check
Household names
If Lucy is already used at home, say Lucky and Lucy together before choosing another LUK-ee-like call.