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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNHWashington: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsWAIdaho: #159 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 702 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #287 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,711 girlsMNIllinois: #300 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,134 girlsILWisconsin: #181 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsWIMichigan: #249 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,155 girlsMINew York: #412 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,160 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedRIOregon: #123 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 562 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedSDIowa: #177 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,104 girlsIAIndiana: #407 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,226 girlsINOhio: #373 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,938 girlsOHPennsylvania: #425 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,626 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #422 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,015 girlsCAUtah: #81 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 322 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCONebraska: #192 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsNEMissouri: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,362 girlsMOKentucky: #472 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,701 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWVVirginia: #169 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 964 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: #211 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,274 girlsKSArkansas: #246 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #169 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 960 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #77 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 285 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #301 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,924 girlsOKLouisiana: #244 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsLAMississippi: #116 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 465 girlsMSAlabama: #77 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 307 girlsALGeorgia: #68 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 267 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedHITexas: #255 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsTXFlorida: #124 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 540 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#68 · 1 in 267
  2. South Carolina#77 · 1 in 285
  3. Alabama#77 · 1 in 307
  4. Utah#81 · 1 in 322
  5. Mississippi#116 · 1 in 465

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#681191 in 267
Alabama#771061 in 307
South Carolina#77771 in 285
Utah#81151 in 322
Mississippi#116511 in 465
Oregon#123101 in 562
Florida#124311 in 540
Idaho#15951 in 702
North Carolina#169401 in 960
Virginia#169271 in 964
Iowa#177181 in 1,104
Wisconsin#181171 in 1,395
Nebraska#192101 in 1,131
Tennessee#206221 in 1,234
Kansas#211121 in 1,274
Washington#22761 in 1,591
Louisiana#244191 in 1,254
Arkansas#246161 in 1,289
Michigan#249191 in 2,155
Texas#255481 in 1,246
Minnesota#28781 in 2,711
Illinois#300191 in 3,134
Oklahoma#301131 in 1,924
Missouri#34791 in 3,362
Ohio#373111 in 4,938
Indiana#40751 in 5,226
New York#412161 in 6,160
California#42291 in 4,015
Pennsylvania#425121 in 7,626
Kentucky#47251 in 5,701
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1926

girls
#224
805 births · 1 in 1,473 girls
boys
#3,139
8 births · 1 in 138,813 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #224Lucile805

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #3,139Lucile8
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,473 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 96.0% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #221Freda830
  2. #222Jo815
  3. #223Lydia813
  4. #224Lucile805
  5. #225Jewel787
  6. #226Veronica782
  7. #227Therese781
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. 1,047Janell#1,795#748
  2. 389Madalyn#1,225#836
  3. 382Evangelina#1,324#942
  4. 379Carla#1,252#873
  5. 351Vilma#1,020#669
Fallers
  1. 597Albertine#944#1,541
  2. 462Cleora#895#1,357
  3. 461Lorrayne#988#1,449
  4. 453Hermina#996#1,449
  5. 307Ethelene#913#1,220

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

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 138,813 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 35.1% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #2,904Wirt9
  2. #2,904York9
  3. #2,904Zygmunt9
  4. #3,139Lucile8
  5. #3,139Adolphe8
  6. #3,139Alen8
  7. #3,139Algird8
  8. #3,385Abelino7
  9. #3,385Ad7
  10. #3,385Adalbert7

Tied with 245 names at #3,139; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. 477Jonnie#1,332#855
  2. 433Jorge#1,425#992
  3. 410Faustino#1,390#980
  4. 404Adelbert#1,246#842
  5. 381Cameron#1,164#783
Fallers
  1. 531Okey#984#1,515
  2. 459Florentino#973#1,432
  3. 407Rexford#924#1,331
  4. 380Marshal#973#1,353
  5. 378Coolidge#746#1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926