Lucille
#237 for girls in 2025, 1,314 births · Last seen for boys in 1953 at #3,798
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1919 · 7,856 births
- Debut · girls
- 40 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 232,571since 1880
Lucille over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #237 | 1,314 | — | |
| 2024 | #274 | 1,156 | — | |
| 2023 | #285 | 1,107 | — | |
| 2022 | #278 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2021 | #276 | 1,142 | — | |
| 2020 | #274 | 1,139 | — | |
| 2019 | #296 | 1,127 | — | |
| 2018 | #295 | 1,125 | — | |
| 2017 | #265 | 1,205 | — | |
| 2016 | #280 | 1,134 | — | |
| 2015 | #286 | 1,120 | — | |
| 2014 | #343 | 970 | — | |
| 2013 | #359 | 878 | — | |
| 2012 | #391 | 790 | — | |
| 2011 | #454 | 667 | — | |
| 2010 | #476 | 634 | — | |
| 2009 | #568 | 539 | — | |
| 2008 | #609 | 503 | — | |
| 2007 | #766 | 380 | — | |
| 2006 | #728 | 386 | — | |
| 2005 | #800 | 323 | — | |
| 2004 | #865 | 284 | — | |
| 2003 | #933 | 252 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,068 | 199 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,102 | 192 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,266 | 154 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,187 | 163 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,272 | 142 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,312 | 132 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,393 | 119 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,419 | 115 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,293 | 131 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,426 | 113 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,688 | 89 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,555 | 99 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,410 | 112 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,354 | 113 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,439 | 96 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,398 | 96 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,346 | 97 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,373 | 94 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,272 | 99 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,106 | 123 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,221 | 109 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,277 | 100 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,097 | 126 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,232 | 105 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,347 | 88 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,075 | 121 | — | |
| 1976 | #946 | 135 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,111 | 105 | — | |
| 1974 | #946 | 131 | — | |
| 1973 | #980 | 121 | — | |
| 1972 | #832 | 158 | — | |
| 1971 | #738 | 203 | — | |
| 1970 | #675 | 235 | — | |
| 1969 | #617 | 259 | — | |
| 1968 | #581 | 272 | — | |
| 1967 | #544 | 300 | — | |
| 1966 | #495 | 358 | — | |
| 1965 | #468 | 416 | — | |
| 1964 | #449 | 476 | — | |
| 1963 | #435 | 498 | — | |
| 1962 | #423 | 527 | — | |
| 1961 | #381 | 635 | — | |
| 1960 | #370 | 677 | — | |
| 1959 | #336 | 792 | — | |
| 1958 | #328 | 818 | — | |
| 1957 | #296 | 945 | — | |
| 1956 | #261 | 1,048 | — | |
| 1955 | #243 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1954 | #220 | 1,330 | — | |
| 1953 | #203 | 1,496 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #200 | 1,451 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #194 | 1,478 | — | |
| 1950 | #180 | 1,550 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #163 | 1,755 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #154 | 1,853 | — | |
| 1947 | #147 | 1,998 | — | |
| 1946 | #137 | 1,957 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #129 | 1,885 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #132 | 1,983 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #125 | 2,248 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #118 | 2,300 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #119 | 2,203 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #113 | 2,271 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #110 | 2,313 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #106 | 2,480 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #98 | 2,636 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #92 | 2,632 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #85 | 2,887 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | #84 | 2,947 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #78 | 3,117 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #63 | 3,650 | #1,254 | 29 |
| 1931 | #62 | 3,854 | #1,302 | 28 |
| 1930 | #59 | 4,327 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1929 | #57 | 4,502 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #51 | 5,094 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #45 | 5,634 | #1,561 | 24 |
| 1926 | #43 | 5,760 | #1,278 | 32 |
| 1925 | #41 | 6,397 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1924 | #37 | 6,744 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #35 | 6,914 | #1,385 | 28 |
| 1922 | #33 | 7,151 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #31 | 7,698 | #1,648 | 22 |
| 1920 | #29 | 7,989 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #27 | 7,856 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #29 | 7,902 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #29 | 7,529 | #1,322 | 27 |
| 1916 | #30 | 7,241 | #1,549 | 21 |
| 1915 | #29 | 7,006 | #1,454 | 22 |
| 1914 | #30 | 5,320 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1913 | #31 | 4,098 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | #32 | 3,763 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #32 | 2,740 | #925 | 13 |
| 1910 | #31 | 2,692 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #36 | 2,192 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #38 | 2,080 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #45 | 1,853 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #46 | 1,676 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #50 | 1,533 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #53 | 1,351 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #57 | 1,193 | — | |
| 1902 | #61 | 1,087 | — | |
| 1901 | #70 | 894 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #67 | 1,182 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #71 | 812 | — | |
| 1898 | #80 | 795 | — | |
| 1897 | #82 | 648 | — | |
| 1896 | #86 | 637 | — | |
| 1895 | #101 | 532 | — | |
| 1894 | #109 | 440 | — | |
| 1893 | #117 | 368 | — | |
| 1892 | #120 | 380 | — | |
| 1891 | #141 | 252 | — | |
| 1890 | #147 | 241 | — | |
| 1889 | #152 | 208 | — | |
| 1888 | #163 | 179 | — | |
| 1887 | #164 | 149 | — | |
| 1886 | #166 | 139 | — | |
| 1885 | #188 | 100 | — | |
| 1884 | #187 | 94 | — | |
| 1883 | #219 | 66 | — | |
| 1882 | #171 | 85 | — | |
| 1881 | #222 | 48 | — | |
| 1880 | #247 | 40 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lucille was already there! It came in at #247, and was given to 40 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 49 girls a year got the name.
Where Lucille is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#9 · 1 in 87
- Wisconsin#10 · 1 in 63
- South Dakota#14 · 1 in 69
- Illinois#15 · 1 in 86
- Nebraska#16 · 1 in 78
Best ever in a state: #6 in Louisiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #9 | 238 | 1 in 87 |
| Wisconsin | #10 | 396 | 1 in 63 |
| South Dakota | #14 | 93 | 1 in 69 |
| Illinois | #15 | 720 | 1 in 86 |
| Nebraska | #16 | 161 | 1 in 78 |
| Iowa | #17 | 237 | 1 in 93 |
| Minnesota | #17 | 267 | 1 in 84 |
| Virginia | #17 | 276 | 1 in 98 |
| Colorado | #18 | 82 | 1 in 100 |
| Mississippi | #18 | 181 | 1 in 107 |
| New Hampshire | #18 | 43 | 1 in 79 |
| Wyoming | #18 | 19 | 1 in 83 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 32 | 1 in 117 |
| Arkansas | #20 | 176 | 1 in 111 |
| Missouri | #20 | 281 | 1 in 109 |
| Idaho | #21 | 44 | 1 in 96 |
| Kentucky | #21 | 252 | 1 in 107 |
| Michigan | #21 | 332 | 1 in 110 |
| Oklahoma | #21 | 230 | 1 in 101 |
| Tennessee | #25 | 196 | 1 in 131 |
| Texas | #26 | 334 | 1 in 148 |
| California | #27 | 172 | 1 in 134 |
| Montana | #27 | 58 | 1 in 111 |
| Washington | #27 | 85 | 1 in 117 |
| Florida | #28 | 77 | 1 in 127 |
| Indiana | #28 | 192 | 1 in 135 |
| Kansas | #28 | 124 | 1 in 129 |
| North Dakota | #29 | 64 | 1 in 119 |
| Alabama | #30 | 196 | 1 in 137 |
| South Carolina | #30 | 188 | 1 in 116 |
| West Virginia | #30 | 122 | 1 in 144 |
| North Carolina | #31 | 230 | 1 in 147 |
| Ohio | #31 | 402 | 1 in 136 |
| Oregon | #35 | 37 | 1 in 146 |
| Utah | #37 | 37 | 1 in 142 |
| Arizona | #40 | 19 | 1 in 168 |
| Maine | #43 | 37 | 1 in 174 |
| Vermont | #44 | 17 | 1 in 154 |
| Georgia | #50 | 201 | 1 in 171 |
| District of Columbia | #53 | 15 | 1 in 198 |
| New York | #57 | 397 | 1 in 255 |
| New Jersey | #58 | 117 | 1 in 270 |
| Maryland | #59 | 56 | 1 in 245 |
| Connecticut | #65 | 56 | 1 in 262 |
| Rhode Island | #70 | 21 | 1 in 266 |
| Pennsylvania | #76 | 277 | 1 in 359 |
| Massachusetts | #86 | 99 | 1 in 373 |
| Hawaii | #95 | 9 | 1 in 300 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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 Lucille
- 37 spots since 2024 (#274 → #237)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#274 → #237)
- 49 spots since 2015 (#286 → #237)
- Biggest jump: 165 spots in 1976 (#1,111 → #946)
- Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1975 (#946 → #1,111)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1919 at #27 (7,856 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1896–1937
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1974
- Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1915 were named Lucille (0.71%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,223 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #27 in 1919, was only 1 in 144 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 27.5% of all girls named Lucille (63,883) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #27 (1919) → #1,688 (1992) → #237 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,108 | #152 (1889) | #188 |
| 1890s | 5,105 | #71 (1899) | #105 |
| 1900s | 15,041 | #36 (1909) | #52 |
| 1910s | 56,147 | #27 (1919) | #30 |
| 1920s | 63,883 | #29 (1920) | #40 |
| 1930s | 30,843 | #59 (1930) | #84 |
| 1940s | 20,453 | #113 (1940) | #134 |
| 1950s | 12,048 | #180 (1950) | #246 |
| 1960s | 4,418 | #370 (1960) | #476 |
| 1970s | 1,402 | #675 (1970) | #988 |
| 1980s | 1,053 | #1,097 (1980) | #1,288 |
| 1990s | 1,215 | #1,187 (1999) | #1,396 |
| 2000s | 3,212 | #568 (2009) | #871 |
| 2010s | 9,650 | #265 (2017) | #345 |
| 2020s | 6,993 | #237 (2025) | #271 |
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.
Lucille in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 146 of them was named Lucille, which outranked 99.5% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 48,261 of them was named Lucille, which outranked 65.8% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,596Terence22
- #1,596Wendel22
- #1,596Wheeler22
- #1,648Lucille21
- #1,648Abbott21
- #1,648Alger21
- #1,648Almond21
- #1,710Adan20
- #1,710Addie20
- #1,710Afton20
Tied with 61 names at #1,648; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.