Girls' name · since 1880
Lucile
Lucile has 34,887 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,887
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
34,887 babies have been named Lucile since 1880, making it today's #4987 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lucile recorded 34,887 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #4987 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,887 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lucile ranks #750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,887 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,887
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lucile's 34,887 recorded births place it above 98.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Lucile compares
34,887 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lucile's all-time total is 93x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lucile | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,887 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,516 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lucile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lucile's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 5% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 95%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 1,516, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lucile popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 1,516
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lucile popularity over time - boys
96 total births recorded since 1908 (Lucile as boys' name)
Lucile by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (11,738 births, 34% of the file).
1910s was Lucile's strongest decade.
11,738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lucile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 701
1880s
701 births
- 1890s 2,412
1890s
2,412 births
- 1900s 4,566
1900s
4,566 births
- 1910s
1910s
11,738 births
- 1920s
1920s
9,314 births
- 1930s 2,913
1930s
2,913 births
- 1940s 1,349
1940s
1,349 births
- 1950s 708
1950s
708 births
- 1960s 218
1960s
218 births
- 1970s 80
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 232
2000s
232 births
- 2010s 314
2010s
314 births
- 2020s 182
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11,738 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lucile 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 Lucile's total volume
Lucile by state
Where Lucile concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 3,870 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 2,781 | 8.0% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 2,141 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,504 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 1,356 | 3.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,090 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 932 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 766 | 2.2% |
3,870 of 34,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Lucile appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lucile's data
- Lucile's decade-level peak was the 1910s (11,738 total births); usage has since declined to 182 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Luciles (3,870 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lucile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lucile 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.