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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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
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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 1935

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMNIllinois: #507 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,405 girlsILWisconsin: #306 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,773 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMINew York: #658 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,560 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #502 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,820 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedARTennessee: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #305 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,814 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #148 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 683 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedLAMississippi: #185 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 817 girlsMSAlabama: #173 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 770 girlsALGeorgia: #163 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 757 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedHITexas: #648 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,306 girlsTXFlorida: #201 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#148 · 1 in 683
  2. Georgia#163 · 1 in 757
  3. Alabama#173 · 1 in 770
  4. Mississippi#185 · 1 in 817
  5. Florida#201 · 1 in 1,040

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#148301 in 683
Georgia#163401 in 757
Alabama#173381 in 770
Mississippi#185271 in 817
Florida#201121 in 1,040
Tennessee#280121 in 2,278
North Carolina#305131 in 2,814
Wisconsin#30661 in 3,773
California#50261 in 5,820
Illinois#50761 in 8,405
Texas#64891 in 6,306
New York#65851 in 16,560
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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 1935

girls
#394
266 births · 1 in 3,942 girls
boys
#2,719
8 births · 1 in 130,169 boys

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #394Lucile266

Top boys' names in 1935

  1. #1Robert56,527
  2. #2James55,005
  3. #3John47,509
  4. #4William40,204
  5. #5Richard33,946
  6. #6Charles29,983
  7. #7Donald29,674
  8. #8George18,564
  9. #9Thomas17,684
  10. #10Joseph17,181
  11. #2,719Lucile8
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 3,942 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 91.9% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #391Nannie269
  2. #392Rosella268
  3. #393Elma267
  4. #394Lucile266
  5. #394Gay266
  6. #394Marilynn266
  7. #397Delia265
  8. #398Cornelia264
  9. #399Janette262

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

boys

1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 130,169 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 34.4% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #2,529Whit9
  2. #2,529Wirt9
  3. #2,529Worthy9
  4. #2,719Lucile8
  5. #2,719Abie8
  6. #2,719Abron8
  7. #2,719Alen8
  8. #2,951Abdul7
  9. #2,951Acey7
  10. #2,951Achille7

Tied with 231 names at #2,719; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,371Darwyn#2,121 → #750
  2. ↑ 678Landon#1,608 → #930
  3. ↑ 678Stafford#1,658 → #980
  4. ↑ 666Lance#1,658 → #992
  5. ↑ 492Delwin#1,461 → #969
Fallers
  1. ↓ 534Estel#792 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 493Gustav#897 → #1,390
  3. ↓ 381Florian#845 → #1,226
  4. ↓ 353Laurie#942 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 342Valentin#931 → #1,273

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →