Lucile
Girl name · #4987 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Lucile is currently the #4987 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3842, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Lucile.
The 145-year story
Lucile first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 40 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1917, when 1,516 girls were named Lucile — good for #142 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lucile per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lucile in class?
Lucile scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Lucile will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lucile is most common
State-level data for Lucile is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lucile
Statistically, parents drawn to Lucile tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lilla, Lizzie, Eveline, Rubie, and Nelle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lucile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4387 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 30 | #4582 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5398 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4162 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4001 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4157 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3842 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4455 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4601 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5977 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4571 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5800 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5254 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lucile a popular girl name?
Lucile ranked #4987 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3842.
When was the name Lucile most popular?
Lucile peaked in 1917, when 1,516 American girls received the name (ranked #142 that year). Since 1917 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lucile?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Lucile. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.