Lucile

#4,987 for girls in 2025, 26 births · Last seen for boys in 1936 at #3,549
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1908 · 592 births
Debut · girls
40 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
34,887
since 1880

Lucile over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lucile has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #115, 1908girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,98726—
2024#4,38732—
2023#3,27449—
2022#4,58230—
2021#5,39823—
2020#5,48722—
2019#4,16234—
2018#4,00136—
2017#4,69529—
2016#4,15735—
2015#3,84239—
2014#4,45532—
2013#4,64530—
2012#4,60131—
2011#5,20726—
2010#5,97722—
2009#4,57132—
2008#6,55920—
2007#5,70924—
2006#4,16535—
2005#5,80021—
2004#4,70728—
2003#6,88516—
2002#5,25422—
2001#7,72413—
2000#5,31221—
1999#8,22311—
1998#7,53212—
1997#7,28312—
1996#8,13210—
1995#7,04112—
1994#7,09712—
1993#9,5598—
1992#7,06712—
1991#7,43011—
1990#11,4096—
1989#6,53112—
1988#9,2447—
1987——
1986#7,7498—
1985#8,3187—
1984——
1983#7,3128—
1982——
1981#9,1106—
1980#9,0956—
1979——
1978#6,3859—
1977#6,3409—
1976——
1975#4,59313—
1974——
1973#4,36213—
1972#4,52312—
1971#4,81011—
1970#4,24613—
1969#5,4568—
1968#2,96919—
1967#4,05311—
1966#2,35726—
1965#3,54913—
1964#2,47525—
1963#2,70421—
1962#2,53923—
1961#1,95535—
1960#1,85537—
1959#1,61745—
1958#1,60644—
1957#1,40756—
1956#1,22872—
1955#1,17572—
1954#1,14075—
1953#1,05484—
1952#97394—
1951#1,05777—
1950#94889—
1949#879100—
1948#821112—
1947#747131—
1946#791108—
1945#680119—
1944#643131—
1943#624147—
1942#598155—
1941#512181—
1940#532165—
1939#489188—
1938#482190—
1937#423233—
1936#423234#3,5495
1935#394266#2,7198
1934#381281—
1933#361306—
1932#332367—
1931#335361—
1930#302487—
1929#275543#3,9595
1928#253638—
1927#243716#3,7806
1926#224805#3,1398
1925#212900—
1924#211927—
1923#1981,055#2,9509
1922#1891,130#4,3075
1921#1781,242—
1920#1661,358#4,2865
1919#1521,447#4,1685
1918#1561,448#3,7286
1917#1421,516—
1916#1391,483#3,1777
1915#1351,441#2,8298
1914#1291,166—
1913#1281,003#2,0928
1912#129882—
1911#128654#1,5376
1910#118698—
1909#124570—
1908#115592#1,3735
1907#133508—
1906#130485—
1905#131479—
1904#133433—
1903#145370—
1902#142388—
1901#142346—
1900#147395—
1899#151305—
1898#153330—
1897#166269—
1896#156300—
1895#169248—
1894#171239—
1893#181194—
1892#179201—
1891#180177—
1890#196149—
1889#195135—
1888#23994—
1887#22585—
1886#24571—
1885#22278—
1884#26355—
1883#25749—
1882#22658—
1881#26836—
1880#24740—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucile was already there! It came in at #247, and was given to 40 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1974, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lucile is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMEVermont: #124 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 519 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNHWashington: #135 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 750 girlsWAIdaho: #122 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 484 girlsIDMontana: #113 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 504 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #187 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsMNIllinois: #200 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsILWisconsin: #141 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 763 girlsWIMichigan: #151 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 921 girlsMINew York: #322 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,115 girlsNYMassachusetts: #341 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,177 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedRIOregon: #105 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 427 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #159 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 754 girlsSDIowa: #124 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 601 girlsIAIndiana: #151 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 913 girlsINOhio: #233 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsOHPennsylvania: #383 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,498 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #197 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsCAUtah: #67 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 242 girlsUTColorado: #156 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 810 girlsCONebraska: #104 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 469 girlsNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsMOKentucky: #237 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWVVirginia: #157 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 845 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNMKansas: #158 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 788 girlsKSArkansas: #182 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 831 girlsARTennessee: #106 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 422 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #125 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 533 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #73 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 255 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #167 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 797 girlsOKLouisiana: #205 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 985 girlsLAMississippi: #93 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 357 girlsMSAlabama: #66 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 244 girlsALGeorgia: #48 for girls · 204 births · 1 in 183 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedHITexas: #165 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 695 girlsTXFlorida: #83 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 319 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#48 · 1 in 183
  2. Alabama#66 · 1 in 244
  3. Utah#67 · 1 in 242
  4. South Carolina#73 · 1 in 255
  5. Florida#83 · 1 in 319

Best ever in a state: #36 in Georgia, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#482041 in 183
Alabama#661261 in 244
Utah#67211 in 242
South Carolina#73971 in 255
Florida#83331 in 319
Mississippi#93601 in 357
Nebraska#104271 in 469
Oregon#105141 in 427
Tennessee#106661 in 422
Montana#113101 in 504
Idaho#12291 in 484
Iowa#124371 in 601
Vermont#12451 in 519
North Carolina#125701 in 533
Washington#135141 in 750
Wisconsin#141321 in 763
Indiana#151291 in 913
Michigan#151411 in 921
Colorado#156111 in 810
Virginia#157341 in 845
Kansas#158211 in 788
South Dakota#15991 in 754
Texas#165821 in 695
Oklahoma#167321 in 797
Arkansas#182251 in 831
Minnesota#187181 in 1,273
California#197261 in 1,082
Illinois#200411 in 1,443
Louisiana#205231 in 985
Ohio#233271 in 2,049
Kentucky#237181 in 1,607
Missouri#247181 in 1,703
New York#322241 in 4,115
Massachusetts#34171 in 5,177
Pennsylvania#383151 in 6,498
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lucile
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 600 spots since 2024 (#4,387 → #4,987)
  • 500 spots since 2020 (#5,487 → #4,987)
  • 1,145 spots since 2015 (#3,842 → #4,987)
  • Biggest jump: 84 spots in 1952 (#1,057 → #973)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 1946 (#680 → #791)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1908 at #115 (592 births)
  • Births halved by 1934, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 72 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1880–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 565
  • Highest: 1 in 565 girls born in 1908 were named Lucile (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 61,818 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 33.6% of all girls named Lucile (11,738) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s701#195 (1889)#239
1890s2,412#151 (1899)#170
1900s4,566#115 (1908)#134
1910s11,738#118 (1910)#136
1920s9,314#166 (1920)#215
1930s2,913#302 (1930)#392
1940s1,349#512 (1941)#683
1950s708#948 (1950)#1,221
1960s218#1,855 (1960)#2,991
1970s80#4,246 (1970)#5,037
1980s54#6,531 (1989)#8,194
1990s106#7,041 (1995)#8,077
2000s232#4,165 (2006)#5,669
2010s314#3,842 (2015)#4,574
2020s182#3,274 (2023)#4,686

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lucile in 1920

girls
#166
1,358 births · 1 in 882 girls
boys
#4,286
5 births · 1 in 212,871 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #166Lucile1,358

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #4,286Lucile5
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 882 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #163Susie1,395
  2. #164Irma1,393
  3. #165Constance1,377
  4. #166Lucile1,358
  5. #167Lorene1,353
  6. #167Margie1,353
  7. #169Eula1,305
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 212,871 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #3,815Zed6
  2. #3,815Zeddie6
  3. #3,815Zenas6
  4. #4,286Lucile5
  5. #4,286Aarne5
  6. #4,286Abb5
  7. #4,286Abran5

Tied with 703 names at #4,286; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →