Girls' name · since 1880
Drucilla
Drucilla has 3,571 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,571
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Drucilla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,571 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Drucilla recorded 3,571 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #3,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,571 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drucilla ranks #3,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,571 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,571
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Drucilla's 3,571 recorded births place it above 95.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Drucilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drucilla's full recorded timeline at 1944, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drucilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1949)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Drucilla by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (644 births, 18% of the file).
1940s was Drucilla's strongest decade.
644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Drucilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 82
1880s
82 births
- 1890s 121
1890s
121 births
- 1900s 158
1900s
158 births
- 1910s
1910s
305 births
- 1920s
1920s
488 births
- 1930s
1930s
401 births
- 1940s
1940s
644 births
- 1950s
1950s
632 births
- 1960s 246
1960s
246 births
- 1970s 125
1970s
125 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 217
1990s
217 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 644 births (18% of all-time use).
How Drucilla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Drucilla's total volume
Drucilla by state
Where Drucilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 115 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 108 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 91 | 2.5% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 75 | 2.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 64 | 1.8% |
| #6 | California | | 51 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 37 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 33 | 0.9% |
115 of 3,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Drucilla appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Drucilla's data
- Drucilla's decade-level peak was the 1940s (644 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Drucillas (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Drucilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Drucilla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.