Lucile
French spelling of Lucille, a diminutive of the Roman name Lucia, itself formed from Lucius and the Latin noun lux, meaning light.
Lucile in 2025
Lucile was given to 26 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,757th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 127,513 babies born.
The history of Lucile
Lucile reached its highest point in 1917, when 1,516 babies were given the name, ranking 249th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 164th, in 1908.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 34,983 babies have been named Lucile. Half of them were born before 1918, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Lucile by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lucile | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 701 | 308 |
| 1890s | 2,412 | 214 |
| 1900s | 4,571 | 164 |
| 1910s | 11,778 | 172 |
| 1920s | 9,352 | 290 |
| 1930s | 2,926 | 552 |
| 1940s | 1,349 | 921 |
| 1950s | 708 | 1,630 |
| 1960s | 218 | 3,041 |
| 1970s | 80 | 6,587 |
| 1980s | 54 | 10,521 |
| 1990s | 106 | 11,431 |
| 2000s | 232 | 7,181 |
| 2010s | 314 | 6,692 |
| 2020s | 182 | 5,786 |
Where Lucile is heading
Lucile has fallen 33% over the past decade, from 39 babies in 2015 to 26 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1917 peak — Lucile is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Lucile
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lucile.