Girls' name · since 1909
Lucil
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Lucil, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lucil is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 47 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Lucil recorded 47 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1925.
- #35,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1909
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucil ranks #35,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1909, peaking in the 1910s.
- #35,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lucil's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lucil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lucil's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lucil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1925
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Lucil by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (23 births, 49% of the file).
1910s was Lucil's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lucil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 23 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lucil's data
- Lucil's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1920s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lucil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1909–1925 (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 Lucil 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.