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Lucille

/luˈsil/ · 100% girls · #239 in the US for girls, 2025

Lucille has been given to about 233,321 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/luˈsil/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 76,184
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lucille per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 8,006
  • Born in 20251,314
  • All time233,321
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Lucille?

Lucille ranks 239th among American girls in 2025, with 1,314 born that year. Its best year was 1920, when 8,006 babies were given the name, ranking 29th. The typical living American called Lucille is about 77 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.

Names that sound like Lucille

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lucile0.97
  2. Lucie0.79
  3. Cecile0.68
  4. Lacie0.62
  5. Camille0.59
  6. Lucia0.58
  7. Kamille0.59
  8. Aubrielle0.58

Middle names for Lucille

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lucille Rose0.85
  2. Lucille Marie0.85
  3. Lucille Grace0.85
  4. Lucille Jane0.85
  5. Lucille June0.84
  6. Lucille Claire0.84

Sibling names for Lucille

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Beatricesister · 0.99
  2. Edithsister · 0.98
  3. Elsiesister · 0.97
  4. Francisbrother · 0.93
  5. Harrybrother · 0.92
  6. Clydebrother · 0.92

Where Lucille is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Vermont0.32%
  2. Wyoming0.26%
  3. South Dakota0.15%
  4. New Hampshire0.13%
  5. Nebraska0.12%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lucille White0.80
  2. Lucille Nguyen0.80
  3. Lucille Moore0.80
  4. Lucille Hill0.80
  5. Lucille Hall0.80
  6. Lucille Brown0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lucille

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lucille across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.