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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Georgia#775 · 1 in 6,964
- Pennsylvania#894 · 1 in 11,558
- Michigan#963 · 1 in 11,731
- California#1,206 · 1 in 12,949
- Texas#1,207 · 1 in 13,748
Best ever in a state: #6 in Louisiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #775 | 5 | 1 in 6,964 |
| Pennsylvania | #894 | 6 | 1 in 11,558 |
| Michigan | #963 | 5 | 1 in 11,731 |
| California | #1,206 | 14 | 1 in 12,949 |
| Texas | #1,207 | 9 | 1 in 13,748 |
| New York | #1,591 | 5 | 1 in 20,267 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1919 at #27 (7,856 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 42 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1896–1937
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1974
Share of babies · girls
1 in 140
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1981
girls
#1,277
100 births · 1 in 16,681 girls
Top girls' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 16,681 of them was named Lucille, which outranked 89.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lucille
- #1,271Joey101
- #1,271Ryann101
- #1,271Shira101
- #1,277Lucille100
- #1,277Aracely100
- #1,277Arielle100
- #1,277Lidia100
- #1,285Alishia99
- #1,285Bobby99
- #1,285Chante99
Tied with 7 names at #1,277; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.