girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Lucille

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #239 Trend → Stable

A female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.

Rank 2025
#239
among girls · ↑35 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,314
named Lucille · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,223
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
8,006 babies
All-time total
233,321
#172 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lucille popularity over time

233,321 babies have been named Lucille since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,108 – 1,108 111 – #152
1890s 5,105 – 5,105 511 +361% #71
1900s 15,041 65 15,106 1,511 +196% #36
1910s 56,147 185 56,332 5,633 +273% #27
1920s 63,883 220 64,103 6,410 +14% #29
1930s 30,843 187 31,030 3,103 -52% #59
1940s 20,453 73 20,526 2,053 -34% #113
1950s 12,048 20 12,068 1,207 -41% #180
1960s 4,418 – 4,418 442 -63% #370
1970s 1,402 – 1,402 140 -68% #677
1980s 1,053 – 1,053 105 -25% #1,101
1990s 1,215 – 1,215 122 +15% #1,190
2000s 3,212 – 3,212 321 +164% #569
2010s 9,650 – 9,650 965 +200% #265
2020s (to 2025) 6,993 – 6,993 1,166 +21% #239

Where Lucille is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,337 0.83 #229
2027 1,357 0.84 #226
2028 1,374 0.85 #222
2029 1,389 0.86 #221
2030 1,402 0.87 #219

Where Lucille is most popular

Girls named Lucille per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.722 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lucille born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 13 2.68 +272%
South Dakota 38 2.66 +269%
Minnesota 244 2.26 +213%
Montana 27 1.99 +176%
New Hampshire 36 1.95 +170%
Nebraska 70 1.95 +170%
Idaho 64 1.91 +165%
North Dakota 25 1.90 +164%
Iowa 107 1.83 +154%
Wisconsin 182 1.77 +145%
Michigan 299 1.64 +127%
Missouri 194 1.61 +123%
Indiana 204 1.45 +101%
Washington 206 1.43 +98%
Ohio 314 1.32 +83%
Oregon 86 1.32 +83%
Colorado 147 1.32 +83%
Kansas 72 1.25 +73%
West Virginia 32 1.22 +69%
Illinois 276 1.21 +67%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +63%
Maine 18 1.16 +61%
Pennsylvania 257 1.09 +51%
Oklahoma 78 1.06 +47%
South Carolina 95 1.06 +46%
Louisiana 91 1.04 +44%
Kentucky 84 0.982 +36%
Massachusetts 117 0.968 +34%
Connecticut 56 0.963 +33%
Tennessee 152 0.959 +33%
Virginia 161 0.945 +31%
Maryland 100 0.944 +31%
Utah 73 0.877 +22%
Alabama 75 0.799 +11%
Arizona 105 0.748 ≈ national
Mississippi 31 0.663 -8%
North Carolina 148 0.650 -10%
Georgia 128 0.563 -22%
Arkansas 28 0.530 -27%
New York 205 0.518 -28%
New Jersey 92 0.510 -29%
Texas 392 0.487 -32%
Florida 201 0.470 -35%
California 389 0.463 -36%
Nevada 20 0.431 -40%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -42%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -45%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -72%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lucille

Lucille is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #239 in 2025 with 1,314 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 233,321 American babies have been named Lucille. Its peak came in 1920, when 8,006 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lucille stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lucille?

The median living Lucille is about 69 years old; half are between 13 and 82. An estimated 60 thousand people named Lucille are alive in the United States today.

median 69 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lucille year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,314 #239 – –
2024 1,156 #274 – –
2023 1,107 #285 – –
2022 1,135 #278 – –
2021 1,142 #276 – –
2020 1,139 #274 – –
2019 1,127 #296 – –
2018 1,125 #295 – –
2017 1,205 #265 – –
2016 1,134 #281 – –
2015 1,120 #286 – –
2014 970 #343 – –
2013 878 #360 – –
2012 790 #391 – –
2011 667 #454 – –
2010 634 #476 – –
2009 539 #569 – –
2008 503 #610 – –
2007 380 #766 – –
2006 386 #728 – –
2005 323 #802 – –
2004 284 #868 – –
2003 252 #938 – –
2002 199 #1,070 – –
2001 192 #1,106 – –
2000 154 #1,269 – –
1995 115 #1,423 – –
1990 112 #1,417 – –
1985 94 #1,378 – –
1980 126 #1,101 – –
1975 105 #1,116 – –
1970 235 #677 – –
1965 416 #468 – –
1960 677 #370 – –
1955 1,140 #243 – –
1950 1,550 #180 10 #2,524
1945 1,885 #129 5 #3,590
1940 2,271 #113 10 #2,424
1935 2,887 #85 20 #1,571
1930 4,327 #59 20 #1,678
1925 6,397 #41 22 #1,657
1920 7,989 #29 17 #2,014
1915 7,006 #29 22 #1,490
1910 2,692 #31 11 #1,017
1905 1,533 #50 5 #1,349
1900 1,182 #67 8 #1,012
1895 532 #101 – –
1890 241 #148 – –
1885 100 #188 – –
1880 40 #249 – –

Famous people named Lucille

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lucille Ball Lucille Ball American actress (1911–1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lucille Ricksen Lucille Ricksen American child actress (1910–1925) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lucille La Verne Lucille La Verne American actress (1872–1945) 19th century
  4. 4 Lucille Bliss Lucille Bliss American actress (1916–2012) Contemporary
  5. 5 Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton American poet (1936–2010) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lucille, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lucille?

The median living Lucille is about 69 years old. Half of all living Lucilles are between 13 and 82 years old.

How many people named Lucille are alive today?

An estimated 60 thousand people named Lucille are alive in the United States, based on 233,321 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lucille mean?

A female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.

How popular is the name Lucille in 2025?

Lucille ranked #239 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,314 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lucille?

233,321 babies have been named Lucille in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lucille most popular?

Lucille peaked in 1920, when 8,006 newborns received the name.

Is Lucille a boy or girl name?

Lucille is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lucille rising or falling?

Lucille is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lucille become more popular?

Lucille is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,402 girls named Lucille in 2030, which would rank around #219. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lucille?

Well-known people named Lucille include Lucille Ball (comedian), Lucille Ricksen (actor), Lucille La Verne (actor).

Names like Lucille

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