Girls' name · since 1902

Loucille

276 babies named Loucille in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,632 of 72,339
all-time among girls
276
born since 1902
1920s
peak decade

Loucille sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 276 recorded since 1902.

Social Security Administration records show Loucille recorded 276 times among girls since 1902, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2024.

  • #16,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 276 born since 1902
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loucille ranks #16,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 276 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,632 of 72,339
all-time among girls
276
born since 1902
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Loucille's 276 recorded births place it above 76.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Loucille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Loucille's full recorded timeline at 1923, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Loucille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1920)
18
Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
05101520 190219121916192019241929193619462024 5

Loucille by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 38% of the file).

1920s was Loucille's strongest decade.

104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Loucille births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loucille?
Loucille has been given to 276 babies in the U.S. since 1902, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,632 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 18 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Loucille sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loucille ranks #16,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Loucille most popular?
Loucille was most popular in the 1920s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Loucille been used?
The SSA has tracked Loucille since 1902 -- 123 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Loucille?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Loucille's data

  • Loucille's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Loucille

Nearby Names Like Loucille

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loucille

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loucille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1902–2024 (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 Loucille 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.