Lucille
The French form of Latin Lucilla, a pet form of Lucia; all of them trace to lux, the Latin word for light.
Lucille in 2025
Lucille was given to 1,314 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 512th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,523 babies born.
The history of Lucille
Lucille reached its highest point in 1920, when 8,006 babies were given the name, ranking 52nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 43rd, in 1910.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 233,321 babies have been named Lucille. Half of them were born before 1925, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Lucille by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lucille | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,108 | 238 |
| 1890s | 5,105 | 95 |
| 1900s | 15,106 | 49 |
| 1910s | 56,332 | 43 |
| 1920s | 64,103 | 52 |
| 1930s | 31,030 | 110 |
| 1940s | 20,526 | 211 |
| 1950s | 12,068 | 343 |
| 1960s | 4,418 | 659 |
| 1970s | 1,402 | 1,179 |
| 1980s | 1,053 | 1,830 |
| 1990s | 1,215 | 2,067 |
| 2000s | 3,212 | 1,069 |
| 2010s | 9,650 | 564 |
| 2020s | 6,993 | 512 |
Where Lucille is heading
Lucille has risen 17% over the past decade, from 1,120 babies in 2015 to 1,314 in 2025.
Names like Lucille
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lucille.