Lucille
Girl name · #237 in 2025 · Distinctive
Lucille ranks #237 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,314 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #286, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,370 girls born in 2025 was named Lucille.
The 145-year story
Lucille first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 40 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1920, when 7,989 girls were named Lucille — good for #29 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 Lucille per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lucille in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lucille is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Lucille is most common
Geography matters for names, and Lucille is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Lucille is most common in SD (3.3 per 1,000), NH (2.9 per 1,000), NE (2.7 per 1,000), ID (2.5 per 1,000), MN (2.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Lucille is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Lucille
Statistically, parents drawn to Lucille tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Estelle, Hattie, Lola, Genevieve, and Lena.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lucille | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,314 | #237 |
| 2024 | 1,156 | #274 |
| 2023 | 1,107 | #285 |
| 2022 | 1,135 | #278 |
| 2021 | 1,142 | #276 |
| 2020 | 1,139 | #274 |
| 2019 | 1,127 | #296 |
| 2018 | 1,125 | #295 |
| 2017 | 1,205 | #265 |
| 2016 | 1,134 | #280 |
| 2015 | 1,120 | #286 |
| 2014 | 970 | #343 |
| 2013 | 878 | #359 |
| 2012 | 790 | #391 |
| 2011 | 667 | #454 |
| 2010 | 634 | #476 |
| 2009 | 539 | #568 |
| 2008 | 503 | #609 |
| 2007 | 380 | #766 |
| 2006 | 386 | #728 |
| 2005 | 323 | #800 |
| 2004 | 284 | #865 |
| 2003 | 252 | #933 |
| 2002 | 199 | #1068 |
| 2001 | 192 | #1102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lucille a popular girl name?
Lucille ranked #237 among girls in 2025 with 1,314 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #286.
When was the name Lucille most popular?
Lucille peaked in 1920, when 7,989 American girls received the name (ranked #29 that year). Since 1920 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lucille?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,370 newborn American girls was named Lucille. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
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.