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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #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 1928

  • 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: #268 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,551 girlsMNIllinois: #337 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,093 girlsILWisconsin: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsWIMichigan: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,432 girlsMINew York: #454 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,600 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: #274 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,691 girlsIAIndiana: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,161 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,611 girlsOHPennsylvania: #415 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,734 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #557 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,125 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedCONebraska: #209 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsNEMissouri: #390 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,091 girlsMOKentucky: #401 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedWVVirginia: #209 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,389 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: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsKSArkansas: #250 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsARTennessee: #168 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 813 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #193 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #93 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 363 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,967 girlsOKLouisiana: #391 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,088 girlsLAMississippi: #109 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 400 girlsMSAlabama: #99 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 385 girlsALGeorgia: #72 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 296 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lucile, so not publishedHITexas: #336 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsTXFlorida: #149 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 651 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#72 · 1 in 296
  2. South Carolina#93 · 1 in 363
  3. Alabama#99 · 1 in 385
  4. Mississippi#109 · 1 in 400
  5. Florida#149 · 1 in 651

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#721061 in 296
South Carolina#93581 in 363
Alabama#99811 in 385
Mississippi#109561 in 400
Florida#149211 in 651
Tennessee#168331 in 813
North Carolina#193341 in 1,123
Nebraska#20981 in 1,409
Virginia#209181 in 1,389
Kansas#24581 in 1,769
Arkansas#250141 in 1,323
Minnesota#26881 in 2,551
Wisconsin#27391 in 2,682
Iowa#27471 in 2,691
Oklahoma#307121 in 1,967
Indiana#31081 in 3,161
Michigan#320121 in 3,432
Texas#336341 in 1,772
Illinois#337141 in 4,093
Missouri#39071 in 4,091
Louisiana#39171 in 3,088
Kentucky#40171 in 3,966
Pennsylvania#415131 in 6,734
Ohio#44881 in 6,611
New York#454131 in 7,600
California#55761 in 6,125
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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 1928

girls
#253
638 births · 1 in 1,808 girls

Top girls' names in 1928

  1. #1Mary66,871
  2. #2Betty36,083
  3. #3Dorothy33,733
  4. #4Helen22,937
  5. #5Margaret20,295
  6. #6Ruth17,859
  7. #7Doris16,575
  8. #8Barbara14,872
  9. #9Virginia14,500
  10. #10Shirley14,215
  11. #253Lucile638
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 1,808 of them was named Lucile, which outranked 95.3% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lucile
  1. #250Iva643
  2. #251Dorthy641
  3. #251Judith641
  4. #253Lucile638
  5. #254Adele637
  6. #255Goldie636
  7. #256Sallie635
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,165Jeanine#3,053 → #888
  2. ↑ 1,368Joline#2,256 → #888
  3. ↑ 1,101Lorelei#2,095 → #994
  4. ↑ 1,063Jeannine#1,384 → #321
  5. ↑ 859Romona#1,456 → #597
Fallers
  1. ↓ 860Valencia#924 → #1,784
  2. ↓ 547Kazuko#955 → #1,502
  3. ↓ 386Matilde#924 → #1,310
  4. ↓ 368Glendora#747 → #1,115
  5. ↓ 366Hilma#924 → #1,290

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

See the top 100 for 1928 →