Recorded 1900–1947 Girls' name Peak 1915 581 births

Luciel — girls' name

581 babies named Luciel in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s961910s2351920s1771930s551940s18
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Luciel was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

35 babies were named Luciel in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luciel

The Social Security Administration has registered 581 babies named Luciel between 1900 and 1947, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luciel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luciel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Luciel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Luciel in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luciel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 581 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Luciel at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

581

Since 1900

48 years of records

Peak year

1915

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1900

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1947

Luciel popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1900

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1915)
35
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 19471934192819221916191019041900 14

Luciel popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 2023 (Luciel as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20242023 5

Luciel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
235 births that decade — 40% of Luciel's all-time total
1900s961910s2351920s1771930s551940s18

Luciel by state

Where Luciel concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luciel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
18 3.1%
#2 Georgia
16 2.8%
#3 Texas
16 2.8%
#4 South Carolina
11 1.9%
#5 North Carolina
7 1.2%
#6 Mississippi
6 1.0%
#7 Arkansas
5 0.9%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.9%
Alabama share of Luciel's total US births 3.1%
Even split

18 of 581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luciel?
581 babies have been named Luciel since 1900. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1915 with 35 births.
When was Luciel most popular?
Luciel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Luciel most popular?
The top states for the name Luciel are Alabama (18 births), Georgia (16 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Luciel been used?
Luciel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 48 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Luciel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucia, Lucinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.